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John Toal (Gaelic footballer)

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John Toal
Personal information
Born 1978/1979
Occupation Engineer[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
Keady
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Armagh
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 1
  Football Hurling
League titles 1

John Toal (born 1978/1979)[2] is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Keady club[1][3] and at senior level for the Armagh county team. A midfielder, he played for seven seasons with Armagh.[3] Philip Loughran displaced him from the team in 2003 but was then injured in early 2005, allowing Toal to return for the 2005 National League campaign.[4][5] However, Toal then suffered a gruesome leg injury during the 2005 Ulster final, which left him unable to walk, or to work as a quantity surveyor.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hickey, Paddy (4 January 2006). "Toal's bravery knows no limits". Irish Independent.
  2. ^ a b "Armagh ace Toal feared losing leg". BBC. 29 November 2005.
  3. ^ a b "TOtAL recall. John Toal had an Armagh career to be proud of before injury struck him down". The Irish News. 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ Campbell, John (27 August 2003). "Philip ready to take middle ground". Belfast Telegraph.
  5. ^ Campbell, John (22 July 2005). "Philip seeks a fillip". Belfast Telegraph.