Dick Clerkin

Dick Clerkin is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Currin and, previously, at senior level for the Monaghan county team.

He ended 17 years with Monaghan in 2016 as the longest-serving inter-county footballer, with his debut in 1999, with two Ulster Championship medals in his back pocket and two National League Division 2 crowns in his other pocket. All in all he played 179 or 180 appearances for Monaghan (all the reports give different numbers), most of it in midfield, and also played his club football for Currin.[1] He gave his retirement speech to the Irish Examiner, confirming the end of the last player left from the 1990s.[2][3][4][5] His last day out was a qualifier defeat to Longford in 2016.[6]

Clerkin was Monaghan's only winner of an Ulster All-Star in 2010, where he was paired with Ambrose Rogers in midfield.[7]

  1. ^ Ryan, Eoin (1 November 2016). "Dick Clerkin hangs up boots for Monaghan". RTÉ. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ Casey, Gavan (1 November 2016). "Monaghan Legend Dick Clerkin Retires With A Beautifully-Written Farewell Column". Balls.ie. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Dick Clerkin announces Monaghan retirement: Clerkin was the GAA's longest-serving player having made inter-county debut in 1999". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. ^ O'Toole, Fintan. "With two Ulster medals, the longest-serving inter-county Gaelic footballer has retired". The42.
  5. ^ "Clerkin quits inter-county game" – via www.bbc.com.
  6. ^ "Dick Clerkin talks up Monaghan achievements". 2 November 2016 – via www.rte.ie.
  7. ^ "Award for Dick Clerkin - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.