Séamus Darby
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Séamus Ó Darbaig | ||
Born |
1950 (age 73–74) Rhode, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Rhode Edenderry Borrisokane | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Offaly | |||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 3 |
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Séamus Darby (born 1950, Rhode, County Offaly) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer.[1]
Darby is best remembered for scoring an unexpected late goal that deprived
Playing career
During his footballing career, Darby won Leinster Senior Football Championship titles with Offaly in 1972, 1973 and 1982, playing in various forward positions. He won his second All-Ireland medal in 1972 when Offaly defeated Kerry in the final.[1] He had been an unused substitute in the 1971 final v Galway,[1] Offaly's first-ever win. He was dropped from the county panel after the 1976 season.[1]
Darby was recalled to the Offaly team for the 1982 Leinster final, playing full-forward against Dublin.[1] He pulled a hamstring in that match and missed the All-Ireland semi-final against Galway.[1] His replacement Johnny Mooney played well in that match so Darby was left on the bench for the final.[1]
The
In 2005, Darby's goal against Kerry was voted third in a poll to find the Top 20 GAA Moments.
The expression "to do a Séamus Darby" has been used in other fields.[3]
Darby's last match for Offaly was the Leinster semi-final against Dublin in 1984.[1] He played club football for Rhode till 1986.[1] He later played for Edenderry in 1989, and for Borrisokane in County Tipperary in 1991.[1]
Later life
The 1982 All-Ireland and Darby's part in it received renewed attention in 2010 when the Kilkenny hurlers were aiming to complete their own five-in-a-row, also never realised.[4]
Darby was interviewed for the documentary Players of the Faithful.[5] This aired in 2018 when Dublin's footballers had just won their fourth consecutive All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and would be bidding for their fifth in 2019.[6]
An episode of Laochra Gael dedicated to his life first aired on TG4 in 2019.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Séamus, Darby; O'Sullivan, Eamon (April 1998). "Terrace Talk" (RealMedia) (Interview). Interviewed by Weeshie Fogarty. Radio Kerry. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
- ^ "Forty years ago today, Seamus Darby scored THAT goal". RTÉ. 19 September 2022.
Forty years ago today, Offaly super sub Seamus Darby scored arguably the most famous goal in the history of Gaelic football.
- ^ Gorman, Tommie (24 October 2019). "The DUP do a 'Seamus Darby' on Boris". RTÉ News.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (17 September 2010). "1982: Kerry stunned as Darby derails the Drive for Five". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Players of the Faithful".
- The42.ie. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- The42.ie. Retrieved 22 February 2019.