Finbar McConnell

Irish Gaelic footballer

Finbar McConnell
Personal information
Nickname
'Big Finbar'
Born (1971-04-15) 15 April 1971 (age 54)
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sport
SportGaelic football
PositionGoalkeeper
Club
Years Club Apps (scores)
1971 - present
Newtownstewart 21
Inter-county
Years County Apps (scores)
Tyrone 111
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 4
All-Irelands 0
All Stars 15

Finbar McConnell is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Tyrone county team. He was Tyrone's first-choice goalkeeper throughout most of the nineties, and played in the 1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. He set a Tyrone record for being the first Tyrone player to win four Ulster Championship medals in 2001.[1]

References

  1. ^ "The Championship 2008 - the Irish News Online". Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  • Hogan Stand Magazine interview from early in his career (c. 1992)
  • Newtonstewart Club website detailing their county representatives' honours


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