Claim: Pete McGrath managed Down senior team for 13 years after being in charge of the All-Ireland Minor Football Champions, the Down Team.
Evidence: He managed the Down senior team between 1989 and 2002, and was at the helm when Down won the Ulster and All Ireland Senior Championships in 1991 and 1994. In 1987 McGrath was in charge of the Down team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.