Brian Murray (Gaelic footballer)

Brian Murray, born in 1963 or 1964, is an Irish former Gaelic footballer from Ballyshannon who played for clubs in Donegal, Dublin and Kildare, as well as for the Donegal county team. In April 1980 he scored a goal at Croke Park as his school, De La Salle College Ballyshannon, beat the Leinster champions St Mary's CBS Portlaoise by 2-10 to 1-6 to win the All-Ireland Colleges B title. In November 1988 Pat Spillane passed the ball to him and he promptly scored a goal to defeat Kerry in their own county. He scored a point against Armagh in the 1990 Ulster final, won by Donegal, and was a member of the Donegal team that won the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, starting in midfield in the final as Donegal defeated Dublin by 0-18 to 0-14. His club football was played for Aodh Ruadh and the Civil Service in Dublin.