Colin Quinn (Gaelic footballer)

Colin Quinn (8 October 1981 – 3 February 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Stabannon Parnells and at inter-county level with the Louth senior football team. He usually lined out as a defender.

Colin Quinn

Personal information
Irish name	Cóilín Mac Coinne
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-back
Born	8 October 1981 Stabannon, County Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Died	3 February 2022 (aged 40) Australia
Occupation	Carpenter
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Stabannon Parnells
Club titles
Louth titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
	Louth
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0

Career

Quinn first came to prominence as a Gaelic footballer at club level with Stabannon Parnells.^[1] He was just 17-years-old when he lined out at centre-back when Stabannon beat Kilkerley Emmets to win the Louth SFC title in 1999.^[2] Following on from this, Quinn captained the Louth Minor football team in 1999 and was also named Minor player of the year. He progressed onto the Louth under-21 football team, with whom he lined out for two seasons, and made his senior team debut in 2002.^[3] Quinn's inter-county career was a brief one, however he continued to line out for Parnells at club level and served as team captain in 2004 and 2008.

Personal life and death

Quinn worked as a carpenter but emigrated to Australia following the 2008 economic downturn. He died on 3 February 2022, at the age of 40.^[4]

Honours

• Louth Senior Football Championship (1): 1999
• ACC Cup (1): 2000^[5]
• Kevin Mullen Shield (1): 2008^[6]