Paul McGrath (Gaelic footballer)
{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}}
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{{Infobox Gaelic Athletic Association player
| code= Football
| sport = Gaelic football
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| name = Paul McGrath
| irish = Pól Mac Craith
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| feet = 5
| inches = 11
| occupation = Engineer
| county = Cork
| province = Munster
| club = Bishopstown
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| clyears = 1985-1998
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| clcounty = 0
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| colleges = University College Cork
| sig = 1
| counties = Cork
| icposition = Right wing-forward
| icyears = 1988-1996
| icapps(points) = 19 (0-23)
| icprovince = 4
| icallireland = 2
| allstars = 2
| nfl = 1
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|5|23|df=yes}}
|birth_place=Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
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Paul McGrath (born 23 May 1966) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. In a career that spanned two decades he played at club level with Bishopstown and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.{{cite news|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40102082.html|title=The big interview: Cork footballer Paul McGrath on the Double, Micko's invite to Kerry and Morgan's magic|date=25 September 2020|publisher=The Echo|accessdate=9 June 2021|first=Éamonn|last=Murphy}}
Career
McGrath first came to prominence at underage level with Bishopstown before spending over a decade lining out for the club's senior team.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/sport/other-sports/is-this-the-year-when-bishopstown-deliver-27061493.html|title=Is this the year when Bishopstown deliver?|date=6 September 2002|publisher=The Corkman|accessdate=9 June 2021|first=|last=}} He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork under-21 team, winning successive All-Ireland Under-21 Championship titles in 1985 and 1986. McGrath subsequently joined the Cork senior football team and won the first of five Munster Championship title in his debut season in 1988. He later added a National League title to his collection before claiming successive All-Ireland medals at right corner-forward in 1989 and 1990.{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/117867|title=McGrath is in Cork's corner|date=16 September 2009|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=9 June 2021|first=|last=}} McGrath was an All-Star-winner for the latter victory.{{fact|date=June 2021}}
Honours
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Category:Bishopstown Gaelic footballers
Category:Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers
Category:Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers
Category:Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)