Joe McMahon

Career

2008 was a career-defining year for him, being switched between the forwards and the backs on the Tyrone side throughout most of the season. In the quarter final, while being one of a number of Tyrone players sporting a beard for the occasion, he scored a crucial goal against Dublin. He was part of the Omagh Columbia Broadcasting System MacRory Cup team that shared the title in 2001 (the scheduled replay was abandoned, due to restrictions of crowd gatherings amid a Foot and Mouth outbreak), and reached the final in 2002.

Achievements

• He started the 2005 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, but had to be replaced because of injury, making him the first Omagh man to win an All-Ireland. In October 2005, barely a month after his All-Ireland win, McMahon was part of the Omagh Street Enda"s team that reached the Tyrone Championship Final. His younger brother, Justin was the captain of the Tyrone Under 21s that won the 2006 Ulster Championship.