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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Peadar Mac Diarmada | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
27 July 1918 Belgooly, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
11 October 2011 (aged 93) Navan, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Nickname | The man in the cap | ||
| Occupation | Egg merchant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Rathfeigh Donaghmore Navan O'Mahony's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Meath titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1940-1954 | Meath | 51 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Peter McDermott (27 July 1918 – 11 October 2011) was an Irish Gaelic football player, coach, administrator and referee. Throughout a club career that spanned over 20 years, he played for several clubs and enjoyed championship success in different grades with Rathfeigh, Donaghmore and Navan O'Mahony's. At inter-county level, he was left corner-forward on the Meath senior football team that won All-Ireland Championship titles in 1949 and 1954 as team captain; he was the first Meath player to win six Leinster Championship medals and also claimed two National League titles. His 51 championship appearances stood as a Meath record for nearly 40 years. As well as club and county successes, McDermott was a regular for Leinster and won three Railway Cup medals.
McDermott's inter-county career was congruous with a career as a top-ranking referee and he took charge of All-Ireland finals in 1953 and 1956. As an administrator, he served as secretary, vice-chairman and president of the Meath County Board and was instrumental in organising a prototype International Compromise Rules Series in 1968. McDermott's coaching career stretched back to the 1940s before enjoying All-Ireland success with Down in 1960 and Meath in 1967. Regarded as one of Meath's greatest-ever servants, he received the All-Time All-Star Award in 1989 and was inducted into the GAA Hall of Fame in 2002.