Peter Darby
Peter Darby (born 1939 in Trim, County Meath) is an Irish former sportsperson. A dual player at the highest levels, he played hurling and Gaelic football with his local club Trim and was a member of the Meath senior inter-county teams in both codes in the 1950s and 1960s. Darby captained Meath to the All-Ireland title in 1967. He also played Senior Hurling for Meath at the age of 16, he played midfield for the team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Peadar Mac Diarmada | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Corner-back | ||
| Hurling Position: | Corner-back | ||
| Born |
1939 Trim, County Meath | ||
| Occupation | Sales rep. | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1950s-1960s | Trim | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Meath titles | 1 | 5 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1957-1967 1957-1967 |
Meath (F) Meath (H) | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Leinster Titles | 3 | 0 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | 0 | |
| League titles | 0 | 0 | |
| All-Stars | 2 | 0 | |
He was inducted into the Meath GAA Hall of Fame in 2017.[3]
References
- "Meath GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- Mooney, Brendan (1999). "O'Reilly joins list of great Meath wing backs". Irish Examiner.
- Collier, Conall (15 December 2017). "Peter Darby a popular recipient of Meath GAA Hall of Fame accolade". Meath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dave Carty |
Meath Senior Football Captain 1967 |
Succeeded by |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded by Enda Colleran (Galway) |
All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1967 |
Succeeded by Joe Lennon (Down) |
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