fullname code clyears club birth_place county icprovince counties icposition icyears sport icallireland nfl province article_title name irish
james mccartan football 1950s-1960s glenn county down down 6 down half/full forward 1950s-1960s gaelic football 2 2 ulster james mccartan , senior
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james mccartan , senior

james mccartan , senior is a retired northern irish sportsperson .
he played gaelic football with his local tullylish club and was a member of the down senior inter-county team from the 1950s until the 1960s .
he is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time .
mccartan is regarded as one of gaelic football 's outstanding forwards , and was a major figure in down 's all-ireland victories of 1960 and 1961 .
mccartan 's credits include ulster senior football medals and railway cup medals , he won two national league medals , in 1960 and 1962 .
he was also texaco footballer of the year two years in a row in 1960 and 1961 .
once his playing days came to an end he managed the down team during the 1980s when there won the 1982 -- 83 national football league .
his son , james mccartan , junior , won all-ireland medals with down in 1991 and 1994 , he is also the current down senior football team manager and led them to the 2010 all-ireland senior football championship final .
his younger son daniel plays with the down team at present and played in the 2010 all-ireland senior football championship final .
