Pascal McConnell
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Pascal McConnell (born 10 April 1980) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Tyrone county team.
He is an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner.
McConnell competed with John Devine and Niall Morgan to be first choice goalkeeper for Tyrone.[1]
Early life and family
McConnell's older brother is Tyrone's All Star-winning goalkeeper of the nineties, Finbar McConnell.[2]
Playing career
In 1998, McConnell played alongside Stephen O'Neill in the MacRory Cup semi-final for Omagh CBS.[3]
Over the course of his career with Tyrone GAA, McConnell helped win three All-Ireland senior medals for the county.[4]
Retirement
McConnell announced his retirement from inter-county football in November 2013.[5][6]
When asked about this decision, McConnell said, "There is a big commitment required in order to stay performing at the top level and I feel the time is right to bow out and start a new chapter in my life. I have absolutely no regrets from my playing career with Tyrone, although, I suppose if I was a bit greedy, I would say that I felt that we could have won the All Ireland in 2009 and 2010."[7][8]
His retirement from inter-county football left Conor Gormley, Dermot Carlin, Stephen O'Neill and Seán Cavanagh as the only remaining links to the Tyrone team that won the county's first All-Ireland senior title in 2003.[9]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."TGoalkeeper Pascal McConnell calls time on Tyrone career". BBC Sport. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Brian McConnell: Father of Tyrone goalkeepers was big in stature, character and heart". The Irish News. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."We were going to empty out the county... Fermanagh was going to wage war on Tyrone that day". The Irish News. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pascal Mcconnell · TheJournal.ie". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tyrone goalkeeper Pascal McConnell retires". RTÉ Sport. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pascal Mcconnell · The42". The42. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tyrone's Pascal McConnell retires from inter-county football". Irish Independent. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pascal's superb decade at an end". Belfast Telegraph. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cavanagh to skipper Tyrone as McConnell retires". Hogan Stand. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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