John Toal (Gaelic footballer)

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John Toal
Personal information
Born 1978/1979
Occupation Engineer [1]
Club(s)
YearsClub
Keady
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
Armagh
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 1
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League titles 1

John Toal (born 1978/1979) [2] is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Keady club [1] [3] and at senior level for the Armagh county team. A midfielder, he played for seven seasons with Armagh. [3] Philip Loughran displaced him from the team in 2003 but was then injured in early 2005, allowing Toal to return for the 2005 National League campaign. [4] [5] However, Toal then suffered a gruesome leg injury during the 2005 Ulster final, which left him unable to walk, or to work as a quantity surveyor. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hickey, Paddy (4 January 2006). "Toal's bravery knows no limits". Irish Independent .
  2. 1 2 "Armagh ace Toal feared losing leg". BBC . 29 November 2005.
  3. 1 2 "TOtAL recall. John Toal had an Armagh career to be proud of before injury struck him down". The Irish News . 15 February 2021.
  4. Campbell, John (27 August 2003). "Philip ready to take middle ground". Belfast Telegraph .
  5. Campbell, John (22 July 2005). "Philip seeks a fillip". Belfast Telegraph .