Stephen King (Gaelic footballer)

Stephen King is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team. He made his debut for Cavan in 1980 and had little success in the early years, winning only a Railway Cup medal with Ulster in 1984. In 1989 Cavan had a strong National League run, taking the Division 2 title and reaching the semi-final before losing narrowly to Dublin at Croke Park, and in the same year he won a Dr McKenna Cup medal when Cavan beat Derry in the final. He was in the Cavan squad beaten in the Ulster finals of 1983 and 1995, but in 1997 he captained Cavan to their only Ulster Senior Football Championship in 28 years, beating Derry in Clones. He also played for Ireland in the 1987 International Rules series against Australia, the hybrid game that blends Gaelic football with Australian rules.