John Lynch (GAA)

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**John Lynch**
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Place of birth	Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Club information
Club	Castlederg St. Eugene's
Position	Full Back
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)
Castlederg St. Eugene's	? -?
Inter County
County	Tyrone
Position	Back
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Tyrone	1980-c. 1992
Inter County Titles
Ulster Titles	3
All-Stars	1
* club appearances and scores correct as of 14:20, 13 February 2007 (UTC). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:20, 13 February 2007 (UTC).

John Lynch is a former Tyrone Gaelic footballer, and All Star winner, who played in Tyrone's first ever All-Ireland Final in 1986.

He also represented Ireland in an early rendition of the International Rules Series, but got sent off in that match. He blames that sending off for instigating an unfair reputation as being a dirty player.^[1]

He played club football for his local town, Castlederg, but was very close to pursuing a career in athletics, until his girlfriend convinced him to pursue Gaelic football.^[2]

	Tyrone Panel: 1986 All-Ireland Final
1 Aidan Skelton \| 2 J Mallon \| 3 K McGarvey \| 4 John Lynch \| 5 Kevin McCabe \| 6 N McGinn \| 7 P Ball \| 8 Plunkett Donaghy \| 9 H McClure \| 10 M McClure \| 11 Eugene McKenna (Cap.) \| 12 S McNally \| 13 M Mallon \| 14 Damien O'Hagan \| 15 Paudge Quinn \| Subs:S Conway, S Rice, A O'Hagan, Manager: Art McRory (Team as of September 1986 versus Kerry)