Tony "The Tiger" Scullion (born 6 February 1962) is a former dual player of Gaelic games who played Gaelic football and hurling with Derry in the 1980s and 1990s. He is chiefly known as a footballer and was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, also winning Ulster Senior Football Championships in 1987 and 1993. With Derry footballers he usually played in the full-back line and is regarded as one of the best full-backs of his generation.[1] Scullion played club football and hurling with St Colm's GAC Ballinascreen.
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Scullion is among the few players who won four All Stars over the course of their career and was named full back on the Irish News Team of the Decade in 2004.[2] The public voted him onto the All-Time Derry Football Team via an online poll in 2007.[3] He has recently applied for the vacant Derry Senior football manager's job.[4] Previous clubs he has managed include Ballinascreen, Kildress and Eglish. He was Ulster assistant manager to Joe Kernan for the 2008 Railway Cup.[5]
Born in Moneyneany, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Scullion attended the local St Eoghan's Primary School, before going to secondary school at St Colm's, Draperstown. After a further year at Magherafelt Technical College, he went on to work as a labourer for 13 years.
Tony's son Anton Scullion, 20 years old, is studying Accountancy in the University of Ulster Jordanstown and achieved top in his course in the academic year 2017–18. He is looking to follow in his father's footsteps, saying in the Derry Post: "I hope to achieve a championship medal with my County like Da and go one step further by winning a John McGlaughlin with my club." Anton is currently a key figure in the Ballinascreen Senior squad; however, he also believes his true calling is in NBA and professional gaming.
[6] He now works as Football Development Officer for the Ulster Council.[7]
Scullion was also a keen hurling for both Ballinascreen and Derry. He played in five Derry Senior Hurling Championship finals and was man of the match in the 1989 final, despite never winning a final. He played for the Derry hurling team between 1983 and 1991.
He was part of the Derry side which were runners up to Down in the 1988 All-Ireland B final.
Province
- Railway Cup - Winner (6): 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Individual
- All Star - Winner (4): 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995
- All Star - Nominated (runner up): 1996,[9] more?
- Irish News Ulster All Stars Team of the Decade (1995-2004) - Winner
- Irish News Ulster GAA All-Star - Winner 1995
- Derry Senior football captain:1989,1995
- Captain Derry National League winning side:1995
- Captain Ulster Railway Cup winning side: 1991
- Represented Ireland in two International Rules series: 1987, 1990
- Father of Anton Scullion.
- Godfather of Catherine Louise McGlade
- Brother of John 'Pele' Scullion (the better footballer) and Danny 'The Great' Scullion
- Father of the Occupational Therapist Ciara Scullion.
Hurling
County
- All-Ireland Senior 'B' Hurling Championship - Runner up: 1988
Club
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
"Derry Pen Pics". 1994 Ulster Championship Quarter Final Programme. 29 May 1994.
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