Brian Crowe (born 1957/1958) is a Gaelic football All-Ireland Final referee. He is a member of the Cavan Gaels club.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957/1958[1] |
| Occupation | Defence Forces[2] |
| Years active | c. 1970s–present |
| Employer | GAA |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Gaelic football |
| Position | Referee |
| Club | Cavan Gaels |
Crowe played midfield and centre-forward for Cavan Gaels before retiring at the start of his twenties so that he could take up refereeing.[1] He refereed the 2000 Connacht Senior Football Championship final, the 2003 Munster Senior Football Championship final.[1] Club games refereed included the 2003 and 2005 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship finals and two Ulster Senior Club Football Championship finals.[1] In 2006, he tipped David Coldrick (Meath), Derek Fahy (Longford) and Maurice Deegan (Laois) to referee All-Ireland finals.[1] By 2006 he had done 13 years of service to the inter-county panel.[1]
He refereed the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final between Kerry and Mayo.[3][4] He was the second Cavanman to referee an All-Ireland final, following Fintan Tierney of Butlersbridge (who did the 1972 final) and the last until Joe McQuillan's first final in 2011.[5] In the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship he became involved in a dispute with the CCC, but officials said he was not being punished for refusing to co-operate.[6]
Part of the Defence Forces, he is a married father of three daughters and a son.[1] He is interested in snooker and athletics and plays badminton.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "20 QUESTIONS". Irish Independent. 17 September 2006.
- ^ "Cavan's all-ireland final referee". Hogan Stand. 31 March 2007.
- ^ Moran, Seán (2 September 2006). "Cavan's Brian Crowe will referee the All-Ireland football final between Kerry and Mayo in a fortnight's time". The Irish Times.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (2 September 2006). "All-Ireland football final referee named". Irish Examiner.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (31 August 2011). "No show like a Joe show as McQuillan gets All Ireland". The Anglo-Celt. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015.
- ^ Keys, Colm (17 July 2008). "Ref boss refutes Crowe exclusion claims". Irish Independent.