| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born |
27 April 1923 Galvin (outside Dungiven), County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Died | 14 December 2008 (aged 85) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1939–1942 1943 1944 1945–1957 |
Drumsurn Glenullin Magilligan Dungiven | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Derry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
19xx–1955 | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 1 | ||
John Eddie Mullan (27 April 1923 – 14 December 2008) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1940s and 1950s.[1] He was part of the first Derry side to win the National Football League and also won two Dr McKenna Cups and three Dr Lagan Cups with the county.[1]
For most of his career he played club football for St Canice's Dungiven and won two Derry Championships with the club.
Mullan has been described as "one of Derry's greatest forwards"[1] and one of Derry's best ever players.[2]