Séamus Darby

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Séamus Darby (born 1950 in Rhode, County Offaly) is an Irish former sportsperson who played Gaelic football for County Offaly in the 1970s and 1980s. He played most of his club football for the Rhode club.^[1] He is best remembered for scoring the shock late goal that deprived Kerry of a 5-in-a-row in the 1982 All-Ireland football final.^[1]

Early career

During his footballing career, Darby won Leinster provincial 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]

1982 All-Ireland

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 1982 All-Ireland Final was a repeat of the previous year's encounter and was also significant in that a win for Kerry would give them an unprecedented fifth All-Ireland Final victory in a row. Kerry were winning by two points with two minutes to go when Darby arrived on the field of play as a substitute, with instructions to stay forward and try for a goal.^[1] Darby got behind his marker Tommy Doyle,^[1] caught a "high, lobbing, dropping ball", and scored one of the most famous goals of all time. It was his only kick of the match.^[1] Kerry fumbled the counter attack which allowed Offaly to win by one single point with a score of 1-15 to 0-17.

In 2005, Darby's goal against Kerry was voted third in a poll to find the Top 20 GAA Moments.

Later life

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]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Séamus, Darby (April 1998) (RealMedia). Terrace Talk. Interview with Weeshie Fogarty. Eamon O'Sullivan. Radio Kerry. http://www.terracetalkireland.com/media/rms/sd1r.rm. Retrieved 2007-09-18.

v t e Offaly – 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)

1 M. Furlong 2 M. Ryan 3 P. McCormack 4 L. Coughlan 5 E. Mulligan 6 S. Lowry 7 M. Heavey 8 W. Bryan 9 S. Evans 10 S. Cooney 11 K. Kilmurray 12 T. McTague (c) 13 S. Darby 14 J. Smith 15 P. Fenning Subs used M. Connor for S. Cooney N. Clavin for E. Mulligan M. Wright for L. Coughlan

v t e Offaly – 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)

1 M. Furlong 2 M. Lowry 3 L. Connor 4 M. FitzGerald 5 P. FitzGerald 6 S. Lowry 7 L. Currams 8 T. Connor 9 P. Dunne 10 J. Guinan 11 R. Connor (c) 12 G. Carroll 13 J. Mooney 14 M. Connor 15 B. Lowry Subs used Stephen Darby for M. Lowry 20 Séamus Darby for J. Guinan Manager E. McGee

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Name	Darby, Seamus
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Short description	Gaelic football player
Date of birth	1950
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