Barney Rock

Barney Rock

Personal information
Irish name	Brian Mac Concharraige
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right half forward
Born	(1961-01-10) 10 January 1961 (age 63) Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Occupation	Sales Manager
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ballymun Kickhams
Club titles
Dublin titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1980–1991	Dublin	99 (30–360)[1]
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 and manager at club and inter-county level (he managed Westmeath in the mid-1990s).

Biography

Born in Ballymun, but growing up in Glasnevin, Dublin, Rock attended St Kevins College, Ballygall.^[2]

He played Gaelic football with his local club Ballymun Kickhams and was a senior member of the Dublin county team from 1980 until 1991.^[3] 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.^[4] Rock won an All Star for Dublin on three occasions, each in consecutive years 1983, 1984, 1985.^{[citation needed]}

After hanging up his boots, Rock went on to manage both the Westmeath senior and under 21 teams from 1995 to 1997 and was managing Dublin GAA club St Sylvester's in 2000.^[5]

Rock was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1991 Dublin Corporation election for the Progressive Democrats. He stood for election to the local electoral area of Finglas on Dublin Corporation.^[6]

Rock's son, Dean, would later play for Dublin.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. McKeon, Conor (11 September 2019). "Dublin's all-time leading scorers: How Dean Rock surpassed Bernard Brogan - and his own father". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
2. see http://www.stkevinscollege.com/open_night11.htm accessed online 29 April 2012.
3. "Dublin GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
4. "Dubs have a great chance says legend Barney Rock". Retrieved 9 July 2013.
5. "Westmeath only lack belief: Rock". Irish Independent. 1 July 2000.
6. "Dublin results". The Irish Times. 1 July 1991. Retrieved 12 July 2011.