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Tony Scullion

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Anthony Scullion, known in Irish as Antóin Ó Scolláin and often called Scud, was born on 6 February 1962 and is a former Gaelic games dual player who played Gaelic football and hurling with Derry in the 1980s and 1990s. He played club football and hurling with St Colm's GAC Ballinascreen. He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship-winning side, also lifting the Ulster Senior Football Championship in 1987 and 1993, and he has three National Football League medals. With the Derry footballers he usually played in the full-back line and is regarded as one of the best of his generation. He twice represented Ireland in the International Rules series, won four All Stars, was named full-back on the Irish News Team of the Decade in 2004 and was voted onto the All-Time Derry Football Team in an online poll in 2007.

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1962 1
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  • Lead, birth
    born 6 February 1962
  • Lead, honours
    He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship-winning side, also lifting the Ulster Senior Football Championship in 1987 and 1993. He has three National Football League medals
  • Plays: Gaelic Football, Lead, sport played
    is a former Gaelic games dual player who played Gaelic football and hurling with Derry in the 1980s and 1990s
  • On The Roster Of: Derry county football team, Lead, county team
    is a former Gaelic games dual player who played Gaelic football and hurling with Derry in the 1980s and 1990s
  • Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Lead, championship
    He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship-winning side
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