Peter Canavan

Peter Canavan
	Canavan lifting the Sam Maguire Cup in 2003
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Forward
Born	9 April 1971 (age 53); Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nickname	Peter 'The Great',; 'Petrol Pete'
Occupation	Teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
1990–2007	Errigal Ciarán
Club titles
Tyrone titles	6
Ulster titles	2
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County
1989–2005	Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	5
All-Irelands	2
NFL	2
All Stars	6
	**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (22:03, 21 December 2006 (UTC)).

Peter Canavan (born 9 April 1971^[6]) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer, manager and pundit.

He played inter-county football for Tyrone, and is one of the most decorated players in the game's history, winning two All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, six All Stars Awards (more than any other Ulster player, and joint third overall),^[7] four provincial titles, and two National Leagues and several under-age and club championship medals. He represented Ireland in the International Rules Series on several occasions from 1998 until 2000.^[8] He is considered one of the great players of the last twenty years by commentators such as John Haughey of the BBC,^[9]^[10] and in 2009, he was named in the Sunday Tribune's list of the 125 Most Influential People in GAA History.^[11]

His scoring record of 218 points is the fourth highest of all time in the Ulster Senior Football Championship.^[4] His early high scoring rate, when he would often be Tyrone's best performer^[12] – particularly in the 1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final when he scored eleven of Tyrone's twelve points—led to claims that Tyrone was a "one-man show," and that the team was too dependent on him, particularly in his early career.^[13]^[14]^[15]

Since retiring as a player, he has managed the Fermanagh county team (2011–2013).

^ O'Sullivan, Jim (19 June 2004). "Peter the Great ready to answer Tyrone's call". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
^ Cite error: The named reference SundayTimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ ^a ^b "Ulster's hot-shots". BBC Sport. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
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^ A, P; O'Neill, Sean (9 April 2018). "On This Day - April 9 1971: Tyrone GAA legend Peter Canavan was born". The Irish News. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^ Martin Breheny (26 November 2005). "Big three sweep awards boards". Irish Independent Online. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
^ Cite error: The named reference interRules was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ John Haughey (26 September 2005). "Canavan's remarkable career". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
^ Press Box Lad (3 October 2003). "Two Bald Eagles: Peter The Great and Lion Hearted Leo". An Fear Rua. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
^ McEvoy, Enda; Kieran Shannon, Dave Hannigan (and PJ Cunningham, Malachy Clerkin and Pat Nugent) (4 January 2009). "125 Most Influential People in GAA History". Sunday Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Jerome Quinn (27 May 2002). "Peter's loss lamented". BBC News. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
^ Sean Ryan (7 August 2005). "Tyrone and Canavan came up short in 'eyesore' final". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
^ "Gormley chases double with help from Canavan". The Belfast Telegraph. 24 June 1996.
^ Rodgers, Alan (17 October 2008). "Candid Canavan". Gaelic Life. pp. 20–21.

[1] O'Sullivan, Jim (19 June 2004). "Peter the Great ready to answer Tyrone's call". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.

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[UlsterScorers-4] "Ulster's hot-shots". BBC Sport. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2007.

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[6] A, P; O'Neill, Sean (9 April 2018). "On This Day - April 9 1971: Tyrone GAA legend Peter Canavan was born". The Irish News. Retrieved 8 April 2023.

[7] Martin Breheny (26 November 2005). "Big three sweep awards boards". Irish Independent Online. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2007.

[interRules-8] Cite error: The named reference interRules was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[PeterBio-9] John Haughey (26 September 2005). "Canavan's remarkable career". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2007.

[10] Press Box Lad (3 October 2003). "Two Bald Eagles: Peter The Great and Lion Hearted Leo". An Fear Rua. Archived from the original on 6 April 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2007.

[125_tribune-11] McEvoy, Enda; Kieran Shannon, Dave Hannigan (and PJ Cunningham, Malachy Clerkin and Pat Nugent) (4 January 2009). "125 Most Influential People in GAA History". Sunday Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[12] Jerome Quinn (27 May 2002). "Peter's loss lamented". BBC News. Retrieved 29 April 2007.

[Eyesore-13] Sean Ryan (7 August 2005). "Tyrone and Canavan came up short in 'eyesore' final". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2007.

[14] "Gormley chases double with help from Canavan". The Belfast Telegraph. 24 June 1996.

[GL_17/10/08-15] Rodgers, Alan (17 October 2008). "Candid Canavan". Gaelic Life. pp. 20–21.

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