| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Augher St Macartan's | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
?-1989 | Tyrone | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
Eugene McKenna is a former Gaelic football manager and player for Augher St Macartan's and for the Tyrone county team. With three All Stars, three Ulster Senior Football Championship medals as a player, two as a manager to his name, and, in 2002, he guided Tyrone to their first all-Ireland triumph in the National League.[1][2] He later managed his county.
His son Niall won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship with Tyrone in 2008 having played the season in midfield.[3] His second son, Peter, represented the Tyrone Minors in 2012, playing wing half back and both sons currently represent Donaghmore St Patrick's GFC at senior level.[citation needed]
- ^ McKenna takes over at Donaghmore, BBC Sport, 20 May 2008, retrieved 29 September 2008
- ^ "Tyrone (preview of the 2008 All-Ireland Championship season)". BreakingNews.ie. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- ^ Adrian Logan (29 September 2008), "Sour grapes can't take anything from Tyrone", Belfast Telegraph, retrieved 28 September 2008