Peter Darby

Peter Darby
Personal information
Irish name Peadar Mac Dairmada
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Corner-back
Hurling Position: Corner-back
Born 1939
Trim, County Meath
Occupation Sales rep.
Club(s)
Years Club
1950s-1960s Trim
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Meath titles 1 5
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1957-1967
1957-1967
Meath (F)
Meath (H)
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Leinster Titles 3 0
All-Ireland Titles 1 0
League titles 0 0
All-Stars 2 0

Peter Darby (born 1939 in Trim, County Meath) is an Irish former sportsperson. A dual player at the highest levels, he played hurling and Gaelic football with his local club Trim and was a member of the Meath senior inter-county teams in both codes in the 1950s and 1960s. Darby captained Meath to the All-Ireland title in 1967. He also played Senior Hurling for Meath at the age of 16, he played midfield for the team.[1][2]

References

  1. "Meath GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  2. Mooney, Brendan (1999). "O'Reilly joins list of great Meath wing backs". Irish Examiner.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Dave Carty
Meath Senior Football Captain
1967
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by
Enda Colleran
(Galway)
All-Ireland Senior Football
winning captain

1967
Succeeded by
Joe Lennon
(Down)
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