# Brian Tuohy

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**Brian Tuohy** (born 1962) is a retired Gaelic footballer who played with and captained [Donegal](/source/Donegal_GAA).[1] A native of [Ballyshannon](/source/Ballyshannon), Tuohy captained Donegal to an All-Ireland Under-21 Title in 1982, was involved when Donegal won [Ulster Senior](/source/Ulster_Senior_Football_Championship) titles in 1983 and 1990, and was centre-back in 1988 when Donegal won promotion to Division 1 of the [National League](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)) for the first time. During this time, Tuohy captained Donegal to a famous [National League](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)) win over [Kerry](/source/Kerry_GAA) in Tralee in November 1988. He suffered several serious injuries, including a [hamstring](/source/Hamstring) tear in 1984 followed by his pelvis then another hamstring tear in early 1992.[2] In 1987, Tuohy captained Aodh Ruadh to their ninth Donegal Senior Football Championship.[3] Having just retired, Tuohy missed out on a medal when Donegal won the [1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship](/source/1992_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship).[4] (On Tuohy's departure, future Donegal manager [Jim McGuinness](/source/Jim_McGuinness) joined the county panel). Tuohy later played inter-county football with [Sligo](/source/Sligo_GAA). He captained Sligo in a [Connacht Senior Football Championship](/source/Connacht_Senior_Football_Championship) match against [London](/source/London_GAA) at Ruislip in 1993.

Alongside [Sylvester Maguire](/source/Sylvester_Maguire), Tuohy later enjoyed a successful spell as joint-player-manager of his hometown club, [Aodh Ruadh](/source/Aodh_Ruadh_CLG), in the late 1990s. In 1997, Tuohy and Maguire led Aodh Ruadh to their eleventh [Donegal Senior Football Championship](/source/Donegal_Senior_Football_Championship). The following year, Aodh Ruadh retained the Dr Maguire Cup, claiming their twelfth [Donegal Senior Football Championship](/source/Donegal_Senior_Football_Championship) title.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["De La Salle's 'Band of Brothers' recalled on 40th anniversary of All Ireland Colleges victory"](https://www.donegallive.ie/news/news/537312/de-la-salle-s-band-of-brothers-recalled-on-40th-anniversary-of-all-ireland-colleges-victory.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Donegal's All-Ireland winning captain retires from An Garda Síochána"](https://www.donegallive.ie/news/sport/712074/donegal-s-all-ireland-winning-captain-retires-from-an-garda-siochana.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [https://www.aodhruadh.org/history/one_hundred_years](https://www.aodhruadh.org/history/one_hundred_years)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Irish Times"](https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/mighty-ruadh-just-another-dish-on-a-bigger-menu-1.551726).

v t e Donegal – 1982 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions (1st title) 1 M. Kelly 2 M. McBrearty 3 S. Bonner 3 M. Gallagher 5 E. McIntyre 6 T. McDermott 7 B. Tuohy (c) 8 A. Molloy 9 D. Reid 10 M. McHugh 11 C. Mulgrew 12 J. McMullin 13 S. Meehan 14 P. Carr 15 P. McGroarty Substitutes used P. Gallagher for S. Bonner S. Maguire for P. McGroarty Substitutes not used M. Shovlin J. O'Donnell M. Carlin M. Carr J. McGowan D. McCole Manager T. Conaghan Selectors M. Lafferty D. Monaghan J. Cassidy Team versus Roscommon in the All-Ireland final

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