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]

Gay McManus
Personal information
Irish name Gaibriél Mac Mánais
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full-forward
Born (1958-03-28) 28 March 1958
Milltown, County Galway, Ireland
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
Milltown
Galway
UCG

References
  1. Silke, Ray (13 October 2009). "Ryan's arduous task as Mountbellew-Moylough bid to conquer Corofin". Irish Independent News. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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