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1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, also known as the Game of Shame ( ga, An Cluiche Náireach), was the 96th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Four players (three representing Dublin, one representing Galway) were sent off, earning the Dublin team the epithet "The Dirty Dozen". The game was marred by scenes of thuggery and ugliness. Galway had also lost to Dublin in their previous All-Ireland football final appearance in 1974. Earlier in the game, Barney Rock had scored an 11th-minute goal, but all was overshadowed by what followed. Route to the final Both Dublin and Galway were fortunate to have reached the final at all, as both needed late goals in the semi-finals to stay in the championship. Dublin salvaged a draw with Cork thanks to a Barney Rock goal in injury time before beating them in a memorable replay in Páirc Uà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 97th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter county, inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 15 May 1983 and ended on 18 September 1983. Offaly GAA, Offaly entered the championship as the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin GAA, Dublin in the Leinster final. On 18 September 1983, Dublin won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-8 defeat of Galway GAA, Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 21st All-Ireland title and their first in six championship seasons. Dublin's Barney Rock was the championship's top scorer with 6-27. Dublin's Tommy Drumm was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year. Results Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Leinster Senior Football Championship First round Quarter-final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1941 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 55th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kerry won their fifteenth title, moving ahead of in the all-time standings. Foot-and-mouth disease There was major disruption to the format of the 1941 championship due to a serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in many parts of Munster and south Leinster. The championship was run on a knockout provincial basis as usual; however, there was a certain amount of tweaking required to cope with the situation. Dublin, for instance, did not contest the All-Ireland semi-final as Leinster champions; they were nominated to play the game and their Leinster final against Carlow (which Dublin won) was postponed until November. Munster Championship format change Kerry, were a bye team to the Munster final, Cork a bye team to the Munster semi-final, A Preliminary Round game was contested between Tipperary and Waterford - the winners were awarded the Quarter-fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieran Duff
Kieran Duff (born 14 February 1961) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level playing for the Dublin county team spanned thirteen seasons from 1979 to 1992. Born in Dublin, Duff first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling. He later joined the Fingallians club and won a county junior championship medal in 1993. Duff made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was picked on the Dublin minor team. He won a Leinster medal in this grade in 1979. Duff later joined the Dublin under-21 team, winning a Leinster medal in 1980. By this stage he had joined the Dublin senior team, making his debut during the 1979-80 league. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons Duff won one All-Ireland medal in 1983. He also won four Leinster medals, two National Football League medals and two All-Stars. He retired from inter-county football during the 1991-92 league. Duff also played association footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Joyce (Gaelic Footballer)
Stephen Joyce (born 4 July 1957) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player who played as a left corner-forward for the Galway senior team. He is a former manager of the Galway minor team. Honours Player ; Galway * Connacht Senior Football Championship (5): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 Selector ; Galway * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1998, 2001 * Connacht Senior Football Championship (4): 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 Manager ; Naomh Pádraig, Clonbur * All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship (1): 2012 * Connacht Junior Club Football Championship (1): 2011 * Galway Junior Football Championship (1): 2011 ; Galway * Connacht Minor Football Championship The Connacht Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18 until 2017, now under-17) in the province of C ... (2): 2015, 2016 References {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Tierney
Tomás Tierney (born 14 September 1961) is an Irish people, Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Galway county football team, Galway and Mayo county football team, Mayo county teams in the 1980s and 1990s. He played his club football for Milltown GAA (County Galway), Milltown. Tierney helped St Jarlath's College in Tuam win the Hogan Cup in 1978, as well as winning three Sigerson Cups with NUI Galway GAA, University College Galway in 1980/81, 1982/83 and 1983/84, captaining the side in 1984. In 1981 he was a member of the Galway team who were beaten in the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship final by Cork county football team, Cork after a replay. He played on the Galway team who were beaten by Dublin county football team, Dublin in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. He also played football for Mayo in the early 1990s, becoming one of very few people to win Connacht medals with both Galway and Mayo. Honours ; St Jarlath' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Hazley
Ray Hazley (born 1959) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team. He won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal with Dublin in 1983, after being sent off in the final. He auctioned the medal in 2013. He was PepsiCo PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manuf ... president in Spain until 2010. He then became commercial vice president of the PepsiCo South Eastern Europe Region. References External links Article on the Summer of 83' 1950s births Living people Dual players Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Irish expatriates in Spain Irish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey PepsiCo people Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football) {{Dublin-gaelic-football-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Mullins
Brian Mullins (27 September 1954 – 30 September 2022) was an Irish Gaelic football Manager (Gaelic games), manager and player. He played football with his local club St Vincents GAA, St Vincent's and was a senior member of the Dublin county football team, Dublin county team from 1974 until 1985. Mullins later served as manager of both Dublin and Derry county football team, Derry. He was regarded as one of Dublin's greatest-ever players. He was a nephew of Bill Casey, who played for Kerry county football team, Kerry in the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Mullins was born in Dublin in 1954. He received his primary and secondary education in Dublin before later attending Thomond College in Limerick. Here Mullins completed a Bachelor of Arts in physical education and Irish. Mullins subsequently returned to Dublin where he secured a teaching job in Greendale Community School in Kilbarrack on the north side of the city. Here he taught his degree subjects as well history and geography. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe McNally (Gaelic Footballer)
Joe McNally (born 1964) is a former Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...er who played for the St Anne's club and at senior level for the Dublin county team. He was awarded an All Star in 1983 for his performances with Dublin. He won an All-Ireland Minor medal with Dublin as a goalkeeper in 1982 and a senior medal as a corner forward in 1983. He is the only player in the history of Gaelic football to win an All-Ireland Minor medal and Senior medal in successive years. The St Anne's man won titles for his club, county, province and country. A prolific goalscorer, he scored 26 goals for Dublin in league and championship. References External links Article on the Summer of 83' 1960s births Living people Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Heffernan (Gaelic Footballer)
Kevin Heffernan (20 August 1929 – 25 January 2013) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager who played as a left corner-forward at senior level for the Dublin county team. Heffernan made his debut during the 1948 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1962 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, four Leinster medals and three National League medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Heffernan captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1958. At club level Heffernan enjoyed a lengthy career with St. Vincent's. He won fifteen county football championship medals and six county hurling championship medals. In retirement from playing Heffernan became involved in coaching and team management. As Dublin manager he revived the county team and steered them to three All-Ireland titles between 1974 and 1983. Heffernan has a number of personal achievements. In 1974 he became the only non-playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pádraig Coyne
Pádraig Coyne (born 9 March 1960) is a retired Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper with the Galway senior team and his local club Milltown. Coyne attended St Colman's College, Claremorris where he helped the school to win their first and only Hogan Cup in 1977, playing as full-back. He won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship with Galway in 1976 and was an All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship runner-up in 1981 following a defeat to Cork after a replay. Coyne joined the Galway senior team the same year in 1981, winning the National Football League in his first season with the county. He played for Galway in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final; however, they were beaten by Dublin. Coyne won an All-Ireland Junior Football Championship with Galway in 1985. With this, he has played in an All-Ireland football final in every possible grade for his county. College Pádraig Coyne lived on the Mayo border town of Milltown and attended S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Kerry GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland. It is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry, and for the Kerry county teams. The Kerry branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in the year 1888. Football is the dominant sport in the county, with both the men's and women's teams among the strongest in the country at senior level. The county football team was the fourth from the province of Munster to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick, Tipperary and Cork. Kerry is the most successful in the history of the All-Ireland SFC, topping the list of counties for All-Irelands won. It has won the competition on 38 occasions, including two four-in-a-rows ( 1929– 1932, 1978– 1981) and two three-in-a-rows ( 1939–1941, 1984– 1986). It has also lost more finals than any other county (23). The county hurl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the ninetieth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The game was contested by Armagh and Dublin. Dublin retained the Sam Maguire Cup. This was Armagh's second ever All-Ireland final. Their previous appearance was in 1953. Dublin had appeared in the previous three finals, winning two of those ( 1974 and 1976). Jimmy Smyth captained Armagh. Jimmy Keaveney scored 2–6, which was the amount Dublin won by. This final's eight goals is joint most scored in a final, a record shared with the 1948 match. Joe Kernan scored two of Armagh's goals. An early goal by Keaveney and Dublin led by 3-6 to 1-3 at half-time and by 4–8 to 1–3 at one point in the second half before the two Kernan goals; in 2022, Martin Breheny listed it among "five of the worst" All-Ireland SFC finals since 1972. Armagh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
