David Tubridy

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David Tubridy
Personal information
Position Forward
Born 1987 (age 34–35) [1]
Occupation Restaurant trade
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Doonbeg [2]
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2007–
 Clare 43 (9-140)
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 25 June 2022.

David Tubridy (born 1987) [1] is a Gaelic footballer. He plays senior football for Doonbeg and the Clare county team.

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Tubridy plays as a forward. [2] The Irish Independent has described him as "the floating butterfly lurking on the Clare '45". [3]

Early life

Tubridy grew up in Doonbeg, County Clare. He attended Clare inter-county training alongside his father Tommy (who remained involved with the team following his retirement from playing). [1] Tommy Tubridy played for Clare, until 1990. [2] The 1992 Munster SFC win came when David Tubridy was four years of age. [1] The jersey he wore while attending the Munster SFC final was passed around the plane the team used to fly from Shannon Airport to Dublin for the 1992 All-Ireland SFC semi-final. [1] The entire panel signed the jersey, which Tubridy retained as a memento. [1]

According to his father, "from nine months old he was following the ball". [1] From an early age he was encouraged to work on both his feet. [1]

Playing career

He made his debut for Clare against Tipperary in the 2007 Tommy Murphy Cup. [2] Páidí Ó Sé was team manager. [1]

Tubridy became top scorer in National Football League history against Cork in May 2021, [4] his total score in the competition after this game (22–412, i.e. 478 points) causing him to overtake Mickey Kearins. [5] Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Ireland celebrated by giving him lifetime membership of its golf club, at which Tubridy caddied when he was a boy (including for Hugh Grant and Gary Player). [1] Tubridy plays off six, according to the Irish Independent in 2022. [1]

Against Roscommon in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC he was used as a substitute after 15 years of featuring from the start of games; a problematic Achilles tendon contributed to this. [1]

Personal life

Tubridy runs a football academy in Doonbeg. [1]

Around September/October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 from which he recovered, though he lost several kilograms of weight and could not eat for several days. [2] [6] His parents Tommy and Bridget had been away and, when Tommy became symptomatic after their return, both parents and son tested positive, with parents fearing the worst. [6]

Tubridy and his father are involved in the restaurant trade. [2] They run Tubridy's Bar & Restaurant. [1] [7] Visitors have included Ken Griffey Jr., Dan Marino, Ger Loughnane's 1990s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners and Jim Gavin's 2010s All-Ireland SFC winners. [1]

Career Statistics

As of match played 25 June 2022
TeamSeason National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Clare 2007--
200820-08-20-08
200910-0411-0421-08
201010-0410-1220-16
201110-0310-0420-07
201220-0810-0330-11
201310-0410-0620-10
201431-0720-0851-15
201500-0010-0510-05
201620-1042-1062-20
201721-0720-0441-11
201820-0521-0341-08
201910-0331-1341-16
202010-00-10-00
202111-01-11-01
202211-0130-0341-04
Total214-65225-75439-140

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Boyle, Donnchadh (25 June 2022). "Star-spangled Banner". Irish Independent . p. 6–7 (Sport). David was just four when the county's dairy herd went on holidays in '92… For now the mission is to eke everything he can out of his 35-year-old frame.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hickey, Paddy (4 February 2021). "Tubridy commits to another year with Clare as he details his Covid battle". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Counties must beware of David Tubridy — the floating butterfly lurking on the Clare '45'". Irish Independent . 31 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tubridy's record haul cannot stop Rebels but Banner qualify with Division 1 now in their sights". Irish Independent . 31 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Banner hero David Tubridy already has more history in his sights after becoming highest league scorer of all time". Irish Independent . 1 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 Cormican, Eoghan (24 October 2020). "Clare star David Tubridy had to fight Covid and the rumour mill". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "History". Tubridy's Bar & Restaurant. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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