John Lynch (born 1962) is an

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former

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er who played in the Tyrone county team's first All-Ireland SFC final appearance in 1986. He subsequently won an All Star Award. He also represented Ireland in an early rendition of the

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. He blames his subsequent sending off for instigating an unfair reputation as being a dirty player. He played club football for his local town,

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, but was very close to pursuing a career in athletics, until his girlfriend convinced him to pursue Gaelic football.

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1962 births Living people Donegal Boston Gaelic footballers Castlederg St Eugene's Gaelic footballers People from Castlederg Tyrone inter-county Gaelic footballers {{Tyrone-gaelic-football-bio-stub