{{Short description|Donegal Gaelic footballer}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=August 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox Gaelic games player | name = Marty Carlin | image = | alt = | caption = | <!-- Personal information --> | irish = | sport = Gaelic football | clposition = | icposition = | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|58|2020|4|1}}<ref name=dd_01042020/> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | feet = | inches = | nickname = | occupation = Drink sales rep<ref name=dd_01042020/> | <!-- Club(s) --> | code = Football | clyears = 19??–19??<br>1980–199? | clubs = Robert Emmets<br>Red Hughs | clapps(points) = | <!-- Club titles --> | county = Donegal | clcounty = | province = | clprovince = | clallireland = | <!-- Colleges(s) --> | colyears = | colleges = | colapps(points) = | <!-- College titles --> | fitz = | sig = | <!-- Inter-county(ies) --> | icyears = 19??–1990<br>1994 | counties = [[Donegal county football team|Donegal]]<br>[[Donegal county football team|Donegal]] | icapps(points) = | <!-- Inter-county titles --> | icprovince = | icconnacht = | iculster = | icleinster = | icmunster = | icallireland = | nfl = | nhl = | allstars = | <!-- Last updated --> | clupdate = | icupdate = }} '''Marty Carlin''' (born 1961 or 1962) is an Irish former [[Gaelic football]]er who played for Robert Emmets, Red Hughs and the [[Donegal county football team|Donegal county team]].
His father John was a provincial [[high jump]] champion.<ref name=dd_01042020/> His brother Sean achieved county records in the [[decathlon]] and the [[discus throw]] and narrowly missed the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] with a [[hamstring]] injury.<ref name=dd_01042020/> Sean, as well as their brothers Eugene, Joseph and Declan, all played for Red Hughs.<ref name=dd_01042020/>
With his club Carlin scored 0–10 against [[CLG Chill Chartha|Cill Chartha]] in the 1981 [[Donegal Junior Football Championship|Donegal JFC]] final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.donegalsporthub.com/naomh-colmcille-hold-off-red-hughs-comeback-junior-final-glory/|title=Naomh Colmcille hold off Red Hughs' comeback for Junior final glory|date=14 October 2017|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> He reached finals of the [[Donegal Senior Football Championship]] in 1986 and 1991.<ref name=dd_01042020/> He won a Division 1 league title in 1994.<ref name=dd_01042020/>
He also played other sports: [[golf]]; [[association football]] with Curragh Athletic and [[rugby union]] with [[Letterkenny RFC|Letterkenny]]. County manager [[Tom Conaghan]] dropped Carlin and [[Charlie Mulgrew (Gaelic footballer)|Charlie Mulgrew]] from his team for one year after they played for Letterkenny in a Forster Cup final victory at [[Ravenhill Stadium|Ravenhill]] in 1987.<ref name=dd_01042020/>
Carlin returned to the team and played in both the 1989 [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] final and replay.<ref name=dd_01042020/> They were two of only six appearances he made for his county in championship football.<ref name=dd_01042020/>
Carlin left the county team at the end of 1990 after informing manager [[Brian McEniff]] of his decision.<ref name=dd_01042020>{{cite news|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2020/04/01/regrets-ive-had-a-few-the-life-and-times-of-marty-carlin/|title=Regrets, I've had a few — The life and times of Marty Carlin|date=1 April 2020|accessdate=1 April 2020}}</ref> Thus he missed the [[1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]], which Donegal won.<ref name=dd_01042020/> At the local homecoming, clubmate [[Donal Reid]] gave him a special mention and invited him onto the stage.<ref name=dd_01042020/> After being awarded Donegal Player of the Year in 1993, Carlin was prompted to make a brief return for his county in 1994.<ref name=dd_01042020/>
Since retiring, he has endured [[bowel cancer]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Maguire|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2013/04/05/join-martys-marvels-for-a-much-needed-cuppa/|title=Join Marty's Marvels for a much needed cuppa|date=5 April 2013|access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Donegal Under 21 Football Team 1982}}
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