Claim: Irish Gaelic football manager Pete McGrath managed team Ireland in 2004-05 and brought the Down Senior team to the All Ireland Senior Championship, founded in 1887 to try to win the Sam Maguire Cup.
Evidence: Pete McGrath (born 6 June 1953) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former manager of the Down senior football team. He managed the Ireland team in the International Rules Series in 2004 and 2005. 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. 1887 Sam Maguire Cup