Career
He played club football for Kilmacud Crokes and inter-county football for Dublin. Inter-county
Johnny played at half back for Dublin in the late 90"s and early years of the 21st century. He made his senior football debut for Dublin against Sligo in the 1997 National Football League although he had previously appeared for Dublin in the O"Byrne Cup against Wexford in 1996.
In 2003, Magee was substituted against Armagh during an All-Ireland quarter final to allow a reserve goalkeeper to come on following the sending off of Stephen Cluxton.
After a two-year absence, Magee has returned to the Dublin Senior Football panel for 2007. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-18 to 2-13 against Laois.
Magee made a late appearance in the Leinster Senior Football final playing for less than a minute before the final whistle. Club
His team went on to claim the Leinster Club Football Championship in 2005, 2008 and 2010.
Away from football, Magee took part in a charity boxing match against snooker player Quinten Hann in Dublin after the Australian questioned the physical strength of Gaelic Football players in the media.
The fight took place at Dublin"s National Stadium.
