Cormac McAdam

Cormac McAdam
Personal information
Nickname"Cat"
Born1968 or 1969 (age 57–58)
Sport
SportGaelic football
PositionGoalkeeper
Clubs
Years Club
Lisnaskea Emmetts
Donegal Boston
Inter-county
Years County
c. 1990s
Fermanagh

Cormac McAdam (born December 1968) is a former Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Lisnaskea Emmetts and the Fermanagh county team.

Nicknamed "Cat", he captained his county to an All-Ireland B Football Championship in 1996. The Irish News described McAdam as "arguably Fermanagh's finest-ever goalkeeper".

McAdam also played for Donegal Boston.

In February 2007 while working with his plastering company he fell from a height breaking his back and became confined to wheelchair. He is married to Christine and they have three children.

References

  1. 1 2 "GAA legends feature in book". The Sligo Champion. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cormac doesn't let disability get in the way of his golfing!". Fermanagh Herald. 9 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 Reid, Philip (31 May 1999). "Fermanagh's promise realised". The Irish Times.
  4. 1 2 Crossan, Brendan (29 May 2015). "A rainy day in Irvinestown when Fermanagh shone". The Irish News. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Donegal Boston come of age". Hogan Stand. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.