Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Antóin Ó Maolmhuaidh | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
Ardara, County Donegal |
28 May 1962 ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1980s - 1990s | Ardara | ||
Club titles | |||
Donegal titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1980s - 1994 | Donegal | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Anthony Molloy (born 28 May 1962) is a former Gaelic footballer.
Born in Ardara, County Donegal, Molloy played Gaelic football with his local club Ardara and was a member of the Donegal senior inter-county team from the 1980s until the 1990s. Molloy captained Donegal to their very first All-Ireland title in 1992. He famously exclaimed "Sam's for the hills" as he did so. He won an All Star in 1992 as well. He played against Cavan in the 1983 Ulster final, won by Donegal. He is the uncle of C. J. Molloy. He has spoken publicly of his struggles with alcoholism.
In 2013, he was one of six nominees for the position of vice-chairman of the Donegal County Board executive. He presented the documentary Deoch an Dorais (Name Your Poison), aired on TG4 on 28 December 2015.