Tommy Carr (Gaelic footballer)

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Tommy Carr
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Carra
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right half back
Born (1961-10-31) 31 October 1961 (age 61)
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Lucan Sarsfields
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
 Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 5
All-Irelands 1
NFL 2
All Stars 1

Tommy Carr is an Irish strength and conditioning coach and former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team. He later became involved in coaching and media work.

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Playing career

Carr received an All Star in 1991 in the same year that he won a National Football League medal with Dublin. He won his second league medal with Dublin in 1993. [1]

Managerial career

Carr was the Dublin manager between 1997 and 2001, a period that proved an unsuccessful period for Dublin. During this era the current Dublin manager, Dessie Farrell, was the captain of the Dublin football team until Carr was replaced by Tommy Lyons.

Carr was an advisor to the Wexford senior football team "on physical fitness and mental attitude matters" in 2002 under the management of Ger Halligan. [2] [3]

He went on to manage Roscommon between 2002 and 2005, [4] and was appointed manager of Cavan in 2008.

He left the job as Cavan manager in July 2010. [5]

In 2011, he was appointed manager of the Westmeath minor team.[ citation needed ] This was six years after he turned down the opportunity to succeed Páidí Ó Sé as manager of the senior team. [6]

Media career

In 2016, while taking a year out from the county game, Carr worked as co-commentator on RTÉ's TV coverage. [7] He has also been on RTÉ on other occasions. [8]

Personal life

Carr is a graduate of University College Galway. [9] He has a degree in strength and conditioning. [10] [11] [12] He lives near Mullingar. [6] He moved there in 2002. [2]

A resident in Holycross, Tommy's brother Declan Carr played senior hurling with Tipperary, winning two All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles in 1989 and in 1991 as captain. Tommy Carr himself played football for Tipperary in 1984.

Carr is a strength and conditioning coach and works in this capacity with his son Simon, the professional tennis player. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tommy Carr quits as Cavan manager". RTÉ Sport. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 "New boss was ratified on Thursday last". Wexford People . 20 September 2002. Carr moved house to Mullingar recently and his name is currently linked with the vacant Senior football job in Roscommon.
  3. ↑ McKevitt, Greg (3 January 2002). "Carr to help out at Wexford". RTÉ.
  4. ↑ "Val Daly to take temporary charge". Roscommon Herald. 23 March 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Tommy Carr quits as Cavan manager". RTÉ Sport. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Carr passes on Westmeath job". The Irish Times . 5 July 2005.
  7. ↑ Fogarty, John (22 August 2016). "County players blast Tommy Carr's commentary". Irish Examiner .
  8. ↑ "Tommy Carr laments referee's performance in Westmeath v Kerry game". RTÉ Sport. 16 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "NUI Galway students and alumni head for Croke Park with Mayo senior football finalists". 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. The event starts at 11am and the panel will include NUI Galway graduates, John Maughan, John O'Mahony and Tommy Carr…
  10. ↑ "Simon Carr Q&A: 'I know I can compete with all the guys here, I've beaten most of them'". Irish Examiner . 22 January 2017. My Dad's actually got a degree in strength and conditioning…
  11. ↑ "A year after abandoning school to chase his dream, teenager Simon Carr is on the road to stardom". The42.ie. 27 March 2016. Having studied for a degree in strength and conditioning, Tommy… has taken on more roles than just a supportive parent.
  12. ↑ "'Only 100 players make a profit out of this every year' - Ireland's Simon Carr battling to become tennis sensation". Irish Independent. 8 January 2018. He is also a strength and conditioning trainer…
  13. ↑ "The Carr sporting dynasty: Former footballer Tommy and pro tennis player son Simon". Off the Ball. 28 April 2020.
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