Ross Carr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right half-forward | ||
| Born | Hilltown, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clonduff | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Down titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1986–2000 | Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 2 (Div 2, Div 3) | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Ross Carr (b. 1964) is a former Gaelic football manager and player, in both cases at senior inter-county level with Down. Carr also managed the Down minor team in 2003 and 2004. He made his senior debut in the 1983-84 National League away to Galway.[1] Carr won two All-Ireland medals with the Mourne county, in 1991 and 1994. He finished as top scorer in the Ulster Championship of 1991 with 21 points, finishing the All-Ireland series with 30 points and earning an All-Star award at right half-forward that year. He played his club football for Clonduff GAC.[2]
Carr previously managed Co Monaghan side Castleblayney Faughs. He was assisted by DJ Kane, Declan Mussen and Michael Doyle during his management period at Down.
The Carr family has its roots in Warrenpoint.[3] He is married to Theresa and has five children (Fionnuala, Aidan, Sarah-Louise, Charlie and Ross) and six grandchildren.[4]
In 2021, Carr wrote and open letter to the Irish government, urging it to "take the lead" in creating a road map for a united Ireland.[5]
Honours
[edit]- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1991, 1994
- Ulster Senior Football Championship: 1991, 1994
- Dr McKenna Cup: 1987, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1998
- National Football League Division 2: 1988
- National Football League Division 3: 1997
- Ulster Minor Football Championship: 1983
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championship: 1984
- All Star Awards: 1991
- Irish News Ulster All-Stars: 1998
- Down Senior Football Championship: 2000
References
[edit]- ^ 'where are they now? Ross Carr'. Irish Independent, 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2025
- ^ Shaun Casey, 'ROSS CARR: A trip Down memory lane'. Gaelic Life, 20 February 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025
- ^ Adrian Travers, '"My Left Foot". The Ross Carr Story'. Clonduff GAC, January 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2025
- ^ 'The GAA Social. Ross Carr- gratitude for life'. BBC Sport, 15 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025
- ^ Brendan Crossan, "Down Gaels back calls for 'conversation' on united Ireland". Irish News, 17 September 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2025
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