Irish name Micheal Mac Carthaigh Years Club Sport Gaelic football 1980s-1990s O'Donovan Rossa | Position Forward Name Mick McCarthy Nickname Small Mick | |
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Mick McCarthy (1965 – February 1998) was an Irish sportsperson. He was born in Skibbereen, County Cork. He played Gaelic football with his local club O'Donovan Rossa and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 198 until 199.He won two senior All Ireland medals with Cork and captained O'Donovan Rossa to an All Ireland club final which they won.He scored 1-8 which made him the highest scorer in an All Ireland club final.
McCarthy was fatally injured in a road traffic accident on February 4, 1998.
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