Nominations for Sigerson Team of the Century announced

The Higher Education GAA (An Comhairle Ardoideachais CLG) have announced a shortlist of 60 players for the Ulster Bank Sigerson Team of the Century.

The nominees have been announced to coincide with the third level colleges competition’s centenary celebrations and some of the nominated players date back to the origin of the competition in 1911.

The final team will be decided by a selection committee under the chairmanship of Dr Mick Loftus. Comhairle Ardoideachais will be running a competition inviting all entrants to submit their own final panels, the person with the closest team to that of the selection committee’s will win two All Ireland Football final tickets and two tickets to the Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup weekend including accommodation. Full details of the competition will soon be available on the Higher Education website.

Inaugural winners UCD have the greatest representation on the shortlist with 22 nominees, while UCC and UCG are next in line with 13 apiece.

Current players such as Dublin’s Bryan Sheehan and Galway’s Michael Meehan have been included on a list that also features the likes of Billy Morgan, Kieran McGeeney, Seamus Moynihan, Paul McGrane and Peter Canavan.

Two of the players on the list, Moynihan (UCC/ITT) and Mayo’s Anthony Finnerty (UCG/UCD) have represented two colleges.

Ulster Bank Sigerson Team of the Century nominations:

Goalkeepers: Johnny Geraghty (UCG/Galway), Jimmy McGauran (UCG/Roscommon/Galway), Billy Morgan (UCC/Cork), Mick O’Gorman (UCD/Monaghan).

Backs: Denis Bernard (UCC/Cork), Eugene Callinan (UCC/Tipperary/Cork), Mick Carty (UCD/Wexford), Enda Colleran (UCG/Galway), Bryan Cullen (DCU/Dublin), Jack Culleton (UCD/Wexford), Seán Óg de Paor (UCG/Galway), Eddie Devlin (UCD/Tyrone), Seán Flanagan (UCD/Mayo), Hugh Gibbons (UCG/Roscommon), Séamus McHugh (UCG/Galway), DJ Kane (UUJ/Down), Henry Kenny (UCG/Mayo), Seán Martin Lockhart (UUJ/Derry), Paudie Lynch (UCC/Kerry), Kieran McGeeney (QUB/Armagh), Mick Morris (UCC/Kerry), Séamus Moynihan (UCC/ITT/Kerry), Seán Murphy (UCD/Kerry), Martin Newell (UCG/Galway), Pat O’Neill (UCD/Dublin), Mick Raftery (UCG Mayo/Galway), Tony Regan (UCG/Roscommon/Galway, Joe Salmon (UCG/Mayo/Galway).

Midfielders: Paul Brewster (QUB/Fermanagh), Pádraig Carney (UCD/Mayo), PJ Duke (UCD/Cavan), Paddy Henry (Maynooth/Sligo), Jim McDonnell (UCD/Cavan), Paul McGrane (QUB/Armagh), Eugene McKenna (QUB/Tyrone), John O’Keeffe (UCD/Kerry).

Forwards: Greg Blaney (QUB/Down), Frank Bourke (UCD/Kildare/Dublin), James Brady (UCD/Cavan), Jim Brosnan (UCC/Kerry), Peter Canavan (St Mary’s/Tyrone), Ray Cummins (UCC/Cork), Trevor Giles (UCD/Meath), Paul Finlay (IT Sligo/Monaghan), Anthony Finnerty (UCG/UCD/Mayo), Eamonn Fitzgerald (UCC/Kerry), Maurice Fitzgerald (UCC/Kerry), Joe Kearney (UCC/Cork), Donal Keenan (UCD/Roscommon), Kevin Kilmurray (UCD/Offaly), Seán Lavan (UCD/Mayo), Brendan Lynch (UCC/Kerry), Tony McManus (UCD/Roscommon), Michael Meehan (UCG/Galway), Denis ‘Ogie’ Moran (UCD/Kerry), Paddy Moriarty (QUB/Armagh), Seán O’Neill (QUB/Down), Colm O’Rourke (UCD/Meath), Paudie Sheehy (UCC/Kerry), Jackie Walsh (UCD/Kerry).