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Leslie McGettigan, at the age of fifteen, was the youngest player to feature in a Hogan Cup final and one of the few boys in the history of the competition to feature in three successive finals. Nearly twenty years later, McGettigan remembers this time as 'the happiest three years of my life'. He had
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Ballybofey. When the team was picked I was dropped off the team and the panel for disciplinary reasons, circumstances for which I was never told what had happened… I vowed at that time I would never play with Donegal again, I played with Galway in the Connacht Final the following year". The
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won that contest). McGettigan, however, reversed his earlier decision and returned to play for
Donegal in 1983 — just in time to win a second Ulster Senior Football Championship medal. McGettigan's return was pivotal; he partnered under-21 player
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title in 1998. He had previously coached the club's minor team but took over as senior manager in 1997, following many of the players he had coached as young men, and on the proviso that Tony Murphy would be joint manager.
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I was humiliated because it was all over the papers, I got no explanation. I vowed at that time I would never play with
Donegal again, I played with Galway in the Connacht Final the following year.
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insisted McGettigan be brought on. "As it turned out we lost the game by a point, but I was told leaving after the
Fermanagh game that I would be in the Championship team in two weeks time against
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Having moved to live and work in Galway, McGettigan took up inter-county football with that county in 1978, and was part of a side that contested a
Connacht final in his first year there (
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Jarlath's through a family connection. His brother Paul married a sister of Jimmy Duggan's, the celebrated Galway football player and Jarlath's alumnus.
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Embleton). He was one of four daughters and seven sons (including fellow
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Then, the fall. McGettigan later reminisced upon the event; having travelled north for a
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incident caused a media furore. McGettigan vowed never to wear the
Donegal jersey again.
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McGettigan was born to footballer James "Gouldie" McGettigan and his wife Cora (
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McGettigan played with various clubs in his time. He reached the final of the
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531:"Friday interview: Galway going in right direction, says McGettigan"
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McGettigan made his senior-inter-county debut for
Donegal against
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Donegal inclusion on that team.
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All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winning managers
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in East Meath. With them he was part of the 1973 All-Ireland
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at the age of sixteen. The next year he won his first
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563:"Death announced of James 'Gouldie' McGettigan"
16:Irish Gaelic footballer, manager, and barrister
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471:. He is married to Geraldine, originally from
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346:1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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467:McGettigan resides on the coastal resort of
417:McGettigan led Corofin to that club's first
283:where he studied commerce and played in the
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667:"Paul McGettigan served Donegal and Galway"
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344:following a replay. Thus he contested the
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57:1957 or 1958 (age 66–67)
773:Salthill-Knocknacarra Gaelic footballers
611:"Where football is more than a religion"
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758:Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers
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450:Donegal Senior Football Championship
314:Donegal Senior Football Championship
456:Ulster Senior Football Championship
438:Galway Senior Football Championship
338:Ulster Senior Football Championship
287:with the university football team.
748:Alumni of the University of Galway
390:to his normal full-back position.
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693:Campbell, Peter (15 July 2008).
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783:St Grellan's Gaelic footballers
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340:medal when Donegal defeated
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239:. He played in midfield.
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243:Early life and education
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112:Donegal/Galway titles
279:McGettigan attended
270:St Jarlath's College
260:McGettigan attended
27:Personal information
707:on 18 December 2015
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262:Gormanston College
641:on 12 April 2015.
596:Irish Independent
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458:: 1974, 1983
440:: 1979, 1980
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473:Claremorris
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312:. He won a
121:Colleges(s)
106:Club titles
727:Categories
483:References
397:Provincial
318:St Eunan's
225:St Eunan's
139:NUI Galway
88:St Eunan's
62:Occupation
33:Irish name
432:Hogan Cup
375:Roscommon
358:Fermanagh
320:in 1983.
266:Hogan Cup
173:1978–19??
65:Barrister
469:Salthill
413:Coaching
229:Salthill
92:Salthill
711:15 July
672:19 July
575:21 June
542:31 July
426:Honours
405:in the
332:in the
330:Leitrim
237:Corofin
217:Donegal
191:Donegal
183:Donegal
130:College
100:Corofin
70:Club(s)
452:: 1983
434:: 1973
403:Ulster
255:Leslie
221:Galway
187:Galway
164:1973?–
154:County
366:Derry
316:with
304:with
150:Years
126:Years
75:Years
46:Sport
713:2008
674:2017
577:2020
544:2015
342:Down
296:Club
274:Tuam
235:and
219:and
178:1983
168:1977
79:Club
54:Born
272:of
250:née
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