Johnny McGurk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Johnny McGurk

Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1965

Place of Birth: County Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Profession: Gaelic football player, hurler

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John McGurk (born 3 November 1965, Lavey, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland) is a former dual player, who is most notable for being a Gaelic footballer for the Derry senior football team in the 1980s and 1990s.
He was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side and also won two Ulster Championships with the side.
For his performances in the 1993 Championship he won an All Stars Award. McGurk also won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1991 with his club Lavey, where he was captain.
He was one of very few players in Ireland to complete this unique double and almost did the extreme rarity of winning both competitions in the same year in 1993, but Lavey were defeated in the All-Ireland club after winning their second Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. McGurk played most of football career in defence, but did play in attack for Lavey sometimes.