Barney Rock

Barney Rock

Personal information
Irish name	Brian Mac Concharraige
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Right Half Forward
Born	10 January 1961 Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Occupation	Sales Manager
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ballymun Kickhams
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1980-1991	Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	4
All-Irelands	1
NFL	1
All Stars	3

Barney Rock (born 10 January 1961) is a former Gaelic footballer.

Biography

Born in Ballymun, but growing up in Glasnevin, Dublin, Rock attended St. Kevins College, Ballygall.^[1] His son Dean is a current member of the Dublin Senior Football Team.

He played Gaelic football with his local club Ballymun Kickhams and was a member of the Dublin senior inter-county team from 1980 until 1991.^[2] He won the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Dublin in 1983 at Croke Park against Galway. Rock was also chosen to play in the first International Rules Series against Australia in 1984.^[3] Barney won an all-star for Dublin on three occasions, all won in consecutive years 1983, 1984, 1985. His son Dean also went on to represent Dublin at inter-county level.

After hanging up his boots, Rock went on to manage both the Westmeath senior and under 21 teams from 1995 to 1997.^[4]

Rock was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1991 local elections for the Progressive Democrats. He stood for election to the Finglas ward of Dublin Corporation.^[5]

References

1. see http://www.stkevinscollege.com/open_night11.htm accessed online 29 April 2012.
2. "Dublin GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
3. "Dubs have a great chance says legend Barney Rock". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
4. "Westmeath only lack belief: Rock". Irish Independent. 1 July 2000.
5. "Dublin results". The Irish Times. 1 July 1991. Retrieved 12 July 2011.