Peter J. Darby (1938 – 18 December 2022) was an Irish
Gaelic footballer and
hurler who played at club level with
Trim
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** Pruning, trimming as a form of pruning often used on trees
Decoration
* Trim (sewing), or ...
and at inter-county level with the
Meath senior teams. He usually lined out as a defender.
Playing career
Darby enjoyed a hugely successful club career as a
dual player
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with
Trim
Trim or TRIM may refer to:
Cutting
* Cutting or trimming small pieces off something to remove them
** Book trimming, a stage of the publishing process
** Pruning, trimming as a form of pruning often used on trees
Decoration
* Trim (sewing), or ...
. In 1962 he captained the team from full-back to their only
Keegan Cup triumph, while he also won five
Meath SHC titles. After a period with the Meath minor team, Darby made his
senior team debut as a 19-year-old against
Dublin
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in 1958. He was one of the key figures on the team that made a breakthrough and won the
Leinster Championship in 1964. Darby was at left corner-back for the
All-Ireland final
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* All-Ireland Hurling Final, the last match to be played in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship (Senior, Minor and Under-21 levels)
* The last match to be played in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
...
defeat by
Galway
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. He was named captain of the team the following year and was again at left corner-back when Meath beat
Cork
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***Wine cork
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** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
in the
1967 All-Ireland final.
Post playing career
In retirement from playing Darby served as chairman of the Trim club, was a Meath senior selector and an officer of the
Meath County Board. He was inducted into the Meath GAA Hall of Fame in December 2017.
Darby died on 18 December 2022, at the age of 84.
Honours
;Trim
*
Meath Senior Football Championship
The Meath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Meath, Ireland.
Qualification for subsequent competitions
The winners of the Meath Senior Football Champi ...
: 1962 (c)
*
Meath Senior Hurling Championship
The Meath Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Meath GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Meath, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Intermediate C ...
: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960
;Meath
*
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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:
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
*
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GA ...
:
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
,
1966,
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
*
Leinster Junior Hurling Championship
The Leinster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council.
The winners of the Leinster Junior Hu ...
:
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
References
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1938 births
2022 deaths
Dual players
Trim Gaelic footballers
Trim hurlers
Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers
Meath inter-county hurlers
Leinster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers
Gaelic football selectors