Colin Holmes is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Tyrone county team. He was on the Tyrone panel for their first-ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship win in 2003 and repeated the feat in 2005, appearing as a substitute in both finals. He also starred in midfield in the 2008 final, starting the move that ended in Brian Dooher's now infamous point. He is currently the principal of St Patrick's Academy Dungannon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield, Half-back, Full-back | ||
| Born | 12 May 1976 (47 years old), Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Nickname | Collie | ||
| Occupation | Teacher at St Patrick's Academy Dungannon[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Armagh Harps | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1996-2009 | Tyrone | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
Playing career
editClub
editAlthough he played for Tyrone, Holmes played most of his club football for Armagh Harps where he was club captain.[2]
Inter-county
editHolmes was a long-standing member of the Tyrone panel, and his versatility meant he was an important member of the panel although his career was often blighted by injury.[3][4] He won honours with the county at youth and senior level, including the 1993 Ulster Minor Championship as well as four Ulster Senior Championship medals and three All-Ireland Championship medals.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profiles - Tyrone", 2005 All-Ireland Final Match Programme, DBA Publishing, 25 September 2005
- ^ "Armagh Harps GFC - Match Reports". Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ^ BBC, Holmes blow for Tyrone 11/2/2004
- ^ BBC, Holmes adds to Tyrone injury woes 30/6/2006