Séamus Darby
Séamus Darby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Darbaig | ||
| Born | 1950 (age 68–69) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Rhode Edenderry Borrisokane | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Offaly | |||
Séamus Darby (born 1950 in Rhode, County Offaly) is an Irish former Gaelic football player.[1]
Darby is best remembered for scoring an unexpected late goal that deprived Kerry of a 5-in-a-row in the 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[1] In 2005, it was voted the third greatest moment in GAA history.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Darbaig | ||
| Born | 1950 (age 68–69) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Rhode Edenderry Borrisokane | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Offaly | |||
Playing career
During his footballing career, Darby won Leinster Senior Football Championship 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]
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 Senior Football Championship 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 — who had arrived on the field of play as a substitute, with instructions to stay forward and try for a goal — 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 counterattack 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.