Cormac McAdam

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Cormac McAdam
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1968/1969(age 53–54) [1]
Nickname "Cat" [2]
Club(s)
YearsClub
Lisnaskea Emmetts
Donegal Boston
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
c. 1990s [3] [4]
Fermanagh

Cormac McAdam (born December 1968) is a former Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Lisnaskea Emmetts and the Fermanagh county team. [1] [3]

Nicknamed "Cat", he captained his county to an All-Ireland B Football Championship in 1996. [2] The Irish News described McAdam as "arguably Fermanagh's finest-ever goalkeeper". [4]

McAdam also played for Donegal Boston. [5]

In February 2007 while working with his plastering company he fell from a height breaking his back and became confined to wheelchair. [1] He is married to Christine and they have three children. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cormac doesn't let disability get in the way of his golfing!". Fermanagh Herald . 9 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "GAA legends feature in book". The Sligo Champion . 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 Reid, Philip (31 May 1999). "Fermanagh's promise realised". The Irish Times .
  4. 1 2 Crossan, Brendan (29 May 2015). "A rainy day in Irvinestown when Fermanagh shone". The Irish News . Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. "Donegal Boston come of age". Hogan Stand . 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.