Andrew Corden

Andrew Corden, born in 1978 and died on 19 May 2002, was a Gaelic footballer, the youngest of five children of Frank and Mary Corden. He was considered one of Carlow's finest full-backs and captained the Carlow senior inter-county team, his final game coming seven days before his sudden death at the age of 24. He also captained his club team O'Hanrahan's, leading them to a third successive Carlow Senior Football Championship the year before he died. His death was the first part of a double disaster for Carlow's footballers, as the sudden death of player Sean Kavanagh's father followed just as the team was preparing to return to full training. Before his death he led Carlow to the O'Byrne Cup, their first senior trophy, and led the team that beat the Dubs in the Kevin Jordan tournament final.