Geoffrey McGonagle

Geoffrey McGonagle, born on 26 September 1974, is a dual player of Gaelic games who played Gaelic football and hurling for Derry in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club football for St Canice's Dungiven and club hurling for Kevin Lynch's. His former team-mate Joe Brolly said that first and foremost he was a great entertainer and character. In football he played as a forward and, for a big player, had extraordinary co-ordination and hand speed, and he was famed for his ability to dummy players. Brolly said there were many times when you could only marvel at his wizardry, that when he was on his game there was not a footballer in the country who could have laced his boots, and described him as a scoring machine. He also played in the forward line in hurling.