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Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||
Born | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||||||||
Died | 9 August 2023 | ||||||||
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Arthur McRory [1] (died 9 August 2023) was an Irish Gaelic football manager of the Tyrone county team. The Dungannon man was manager on and off for nearly twenty five years, leading Tyrone to their first two periods of relative success - the All-Ireland Finals of 1986 and 1995. Although they never won the All-Ireland under his management, McRory is still regarded as one of the great Tyrone managers, with the county having won an unprecedented five Ulster Senior Football Championships under his guidance (1984, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2001). [2]
McRory formed an extremely productive relationship with Eugene McKenna, both when McKenna was a player under McRory, and as a manager alongside him.
McRory left Tyrone management in 2002, after a disappointing exit in the Championship Qualifiers to an unfancied Sligo, ostensibly due to health concerns, but there is also speculation the parting with the Tyrone County board was acrimonious. [3] This paved the way for his successor, Mickey Harte, who guided Tyrone to three All-Ireland crowns.
McRory had a keen interest in classical music, and was seen at operas by sports journalists. [2] [3]
Art McRory died on 9 August 2023. [4]
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