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Cormac McAdam

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Cormac McAdam
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)[1]
Nickname "Cat"[2]
Club(s)
Years Club
Lisnaskea Emmetts
Donegal Boston
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
c. 1990s[3][4]
Fermanagh

Cormac McAdam (born December 1968) is a former Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Lisnaskea Emmetts and the Fermanagh county team.[1][3]

Nicknamed "Cat", he captained his county to an All-Ireland B Football Championship in 1996.[2] The Irish News described McAdam as "arguably Fermanagh's finest-ever goalkeeper".[4]

McAdam also played for Donegal Boston.[5]

In February 2007 while working with his plastering company he fell from a height breaking his back and became confined to wheelchair.[1] He is married to Christine and they have three children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Cormac doesn't let disability get in the way of his golfing!". Fermanagh Herald. 9 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "GAA legends feature in book". The Sligo Champion. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Reid, Philip (31 May 1999). "Fermanagh's promise realised". The Irish Times.
  4. ^ a b Crossan, Brendan (29 May 2015). "A rainy day in Irvinestown when Fermanagh shone". The Irish News. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Donegal Boston come of age". Hogan Stand. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.