Andy McCabe

Andrew O. McCabe (1945 – 4 December 2021) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Crosserlough and at inter-county level with the Cavan senior football team. He usually lined out as a defender.

Andy McCabe

Personal information
Irish name	Aindriú Mac Cába
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right corner-back
Born	1945 Kilnaleck, County Cavan, Ireland
Died	4 December 2021 (aged 76) Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Bread salesman
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Crosserlough
Club titles
Cavan titles	7
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1966–1975	Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	2
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0

Career

McCabe first played Gaelic football with the Crosserlough club. He captained the club's minor team to championship success in 1963, the senior team to league victory in 1964 and two years later in 1966 he captained the Crosserlough senior team to the first of their seven-in-a-row run of championship victories. McCabe joined the Cavan senior football team during the 1966-67 National League, having spent a number of seasons with the Cavan junior team. He won Ulster Championship medals in 1967 and again in 1969 as Cavan defeated Down on both occasions.^[1][2] McCabe's displays for Cavan earned him a call up to the Ulster panel and he was a key player for a number of years, winning Railway Cup medals in 1970 and 1971.^[3]

Death

McCabe died on 4 December 2021.^[4]

Honours

Crosserlough

• Cavan Senior Football Championship: 1966 (c), 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972

Cavan

• Ulster Senior Football Championship: 1967, 1969

Ulster

• Railway Cup: 1970, 1971