Peter J. Darby (1938[citation needed] – 18 December 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played at club level with Trim and at inter-county level with the Meath senior teams. He usually lined out as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Peadar Mac Diarmada | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
1938 Trim, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Died |
(aged 84) Navan, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Sales rep | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Trim | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Meath titles | 1 | 5 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1958-1968 | Meath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Playing career
editDarby enjoyed a hugely successful club career as a dual player with Trim. In 1962 he captained the team from full-back to their only Keegan Cup triumph, while he also won five Meath SHC titles.[1] After a period with the Meath minor team, Darby made his senior team debut as a 19-year-old against Dublin in 1958. He was one of the key figures on the team that made a breakthrough and won the Leinster Championship in 1964. Darby was at left corner-back for the All-Ireland final defeat by Galway. He was named captain of the team the following year and was again at left corner-back when Meath beat Cork in the 1967 All-Ireland final.[2]
Post playing career
editIn retirement from playing Darby served as chairman of the Trim club, was a Meath senior selector and an officer of the Meath County Board. He was inducted into the Meath GAA Hall of Fame in December 2017.[3]
Darby died on 18 December 2022, at the age of 84.[4]
Honours
edit- Trim
- Meath Senior Football Championship: 1962 (c)
- Meath Senior Hurling Championship: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960
- Meath
References
edit- ^ "'67 hero enters the Hall of Fame". Drogheda Independent. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "The Men of '67: Peter Darby". Hogan Stand. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Peter Darby a popular recipient of Meath GAA Hall of Fame accolade". The Meath Chronicle. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "All-Ireland-winning Meath captain Peter Darby has died". Irish Independent. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.