Career
He is best remembered for scoring the shock late goal that deprived Kerry of a 5-in-a-row in the football final. He was dropped from the county panel after the 1976 season. Darby was recalled to the Offaly team for the 1982 Leinster final, playing full-forward against Dublin.
He pulled a hamstring in that match and missed the All-Ireland semi-final against Galway.
His replacement Johnny Mooney played well in that match so Darby was left on the bench for the final. Kerry were winning by two points with two minutes to go when Darby arrived on the field of play as a substitute, with instructions to stay forward and try for a goal.
Darby got behind his marker Tommy Doyle, caught a "high, lobbing, dropping ball", and scored one of the most famous goals of all time. lieutenant was his only kick of the match.
In 2005, Darby"s goal against Kerry was voted third in a poll to find the Top 20 Gaelic Athletic Association Moments.
Darby"s last match for Offaly was the Leinster semi-final against Dublin in 1984. He played club football for Rhode till 1986. He later played for Edenderry in 1989, and for Borrisokane in County Tipperary in 1991.
