Brian Tuohy

Brian Tuohy, born in 1962, is a retired Gaelic footballer who played with and captained Donegal. A native of Ballyshannon, he captained Donegal to an All-Ireland Under-21 title in 1982, was involved when Donegal won Ulster Senior titles in 1983 and 1990, and was centre-back in 1988 when Donegal won promotion to Division 1 of the National League for the first time. In November 1988 he captained Donegal to a famous National League win over Kerry in Tralee. He suffered several serious injuries, including a hamstring tear in 1984, then his pelvis, then another hamstring tear in early 1992, and in 1987 he captained Aodh Ruadh to their ninth Donegal Senior Football Championship. Having just retired, he missed out on a medal when Donegal won the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, and he later played inter-county football with Sligo.