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Eamonn Coleman
A trailblazer throughout his GAA career, in 1993 Eamonn Coleman became the first manager to lead Derry to All Ireland success, a feat that remains his alone. Having taken over as m...view moreA trailblazer throughout his GAA career, in 1993 Eamonn Coleman became the first manager to lead Derry to All Ireland success, a feat that remains his alone. Having taken over as manager in 1990, in 1992 he brought the county only its second National League title. At just 14 he became the youngest ever player to win a senior club championship medal with his home team, Ballymaguigan; he was a member of Derry’s first All Ireland winning minors in 1965 and All Ireland U21 champions of 1968. He repeated his minor success as a manager, winning the All Ireland in 1983. (He died in June 2007 from non-Hodgkins lymphoma.)view less