Sylvester Maguire

Sylvester Maguire
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Born 1960s
Nickname Sylvie[citation needed]
Club(s)
Years Club
19??–
Aodh Ruadh
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
19??–?
Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 1

Sylvester Maguire (born 1960s) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Aodh Ruadh and the Donegal county team.

He won the 1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Donegal.[1]

He fell out with senior county manager Tom Conaghan during the 1980s.[2] Brian McEniff restored him to the panel in time for the 1990 Ulster Senior Football Championship, which Donegal won.[2]

He was a panellist on the day of the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final but did not play. He was seen exercising in apparent readiness to enter the field of play but, according to fellow substitute Tommy Ryan, speaking to the Sunday Independent in 2021: "There was an incident that happened and there were a few words exchanged on the sideline, and then nobody got on".[3]

He won an Ulster Junior Hurling Championship in 1989.[4]

References

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  1. ^ McNulty, Chris (20 July 2018). "Declan Bonner yearning for repeat of the long-term rewards from the golden age". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b McNulty, Chris (18 July 2015). "Donegal's 1990 Ulster winners will be honoured tomorrow — here is their story". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ Crowe, Dermot (11 April 2021). "When the final cut is deepest one of all: There can be few worse feelings in Gaelic games than being told you are dropped for an All-Ireland". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ Daly, Tom. "One Hundred Years". 1989… Sylvester Maguire wins Ulster Junior Hurling Championship medal.