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Peter Darby

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Peter Darby
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

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.

Playing career

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Darby 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

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In 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

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Trim
Meath

References

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  1. ^ "'67 hero enters the Hall of Fame". Drogheda Independent. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ "The Men of '67: Peter Darby". Hogan Stand. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Peter Darby a popular recipient of Meath GAA Hall of Fame accolade". The Meath Chronicle. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "All-Ireland-winning Meath captain Peter Darby has died". Irish Independent. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.