Dermot McCabe (born 17 May 1976) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
17 May 1976 County Cavan, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Gowna | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cavan titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1995–2009 | Cavan | 70 (7–133) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Playing career
editHe broke into the Cavan team in 1995 when they lost an Ulster final against Tyrone. He helped Cavan reach the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship final in 1996, but they were defeated by Kerry. In 1997, McCabe was highly influential as Cavan claimed the Ulster Senior Football Championship, beating Derry in Clones.
Widely regarded as one of Cavan's best players of modern times, McCabe claimed an All-Star Award for his efforts in 1997. He played for Ireland in the revived 1998 International Rules Series against Australia. He was one of Ireland's stars by scoring 14 points. He was again selected for Ireland when they won the 2001 International Rules Series.[3][4]
In 2011 McCabe was part of the Cavan minor team management when they won the Ulster Minor Football Championship.[5]
Honours
edit- Cavan
- Gowna
- Cavan Senior Football Championship (6): 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002
- Individual
- All Star Award (1): 1997
References
edit- ^ GAA Info Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.hoganstand.com/Cavan/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=44066 interview
- ^ Keys, Colm (28 April 2009). "McCabe's future on rocks after challenge no-show". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "125 - Cavan Player List". 11 February 2009.
- ^ "McCabe hails 'great bunch'". Hogan Stand. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2020.