Gay McManus
Gabriel "Gay" McManus (born 28 March 1958) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Galway senior team spanned thirteen seasons from 1976 until 1989. He played his club football with Milltown.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Gaibriél Mac Mánais | ||
Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Full-forward | ||
Born |
Milltown, County Galway, Ireland | 28 March 1958||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Occupation | Retired Secondary School Principal | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1974-1994 | Milltown | 54 (6-143) | |
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
UCG | |||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1976-1989 | Galway | 30 (3-76) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 5 | ||
NFL | 1 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:54, 23 October 2016. |
McManus won his first All-Ireland medal as a part of the Galway Minor team that beat Cork in the 1976 final. He followed this with a Sigerson Cup win with UCG in 1979/80. He won the university title again the following year in 1980/81 as Captain, as well as finishing as Top Scorer and winning the Player of The Tournament Award. McManus joined the Galway senior team during the 1976/77 National League campaign, making his Championship debut in 1977, aged 19. He won a National Football League with Galway in 1981, scoring a goal in the final. McManus was also a part of the Galway team that were beaten by Dublin in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
Honours
- Galway Senior Football Championship : (1) 1981
- Runner-up : (3) 1978, 1986, 1987
- Connacht Minor Football Championship : (1) 1976
- Runner-up : (1) 1975
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship : (1) 1976
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship : (1) 1979
- Runner-up : (1) 1978
- National Football League : (1) 1980-81
- Connacht Senior Football Championship : (5) 1982 (capt.), 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
- Sigerson Cup : (2) 1979/80, 1980/81 (capt.)
References
- Silke, Ray (13 October 2009). "Ryan's arduous task as Mountbellew-Moylough bid to conquer Corofin". Irish Independent News. Retrieved 23 October 2016.