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Tommy McDermott
Tommy McDermott
(Aodh Ruadh)
Age 21. His father Jackie was Donegal goalkeeper in the 1954 All-Ireland JFC final in Croke Park. Tommy himself won an All-Ireland Colleges B medal with De La Salle, Ballyshannon in Croke Park in 1980. Centre half-back on the All-Ireland winning U-21 team of 1982. Played for Advanced Colleges. A student at Sligo RTC.
Tommy went on to win two Donegal SFC medals but emigrated to London in late 1980s and still lives there.
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