Career
He played Gaelic football before being convinced to sign amateur forms with Belfast Celtic. He played a few first-team games for Celtic before signing with Cliftonville. At Solitude he was also a prolific goalscorer.
He was named as the inaugural Ulster Football player of the Year for the 1950/51 season.
As a student at Queen"s University, he was selected by Ireland for an amateur international against England in February 1948: a 5-0 defeat. He was then chosen for an Irish Field Artillery representative side which beat the United States 5-0, with McGarry scoring twice.
In 1952, he was part of the Great Britain squad at the Helsinki Olympics. He was selected for Ireland"s 1950/51 Home Nations squad, making his full international debut against Scotland at Hampden Park, in which he scored in a 2-1 defeat.
He earned two more caps, also playing in the match against Wales, and then in a friendly against France.
He represented the Irish League on numerous occasions, scoring a record 12 goals.
