Longford's Gerry Fox has 'unfinished business' as he is appointed New York senior football manager
Ballinalee, Couunty Longford native was first appointed New York Senior Football Manager in December 2019
Longford's Gerry Fox has declared that he has 'unfinished business' following his appointment as New York GAA senior football manager for the second time.
The Ballinalee native was first appointed New York Senior Football Manager in December 2019, ahead of a 2020 Connacht Championship clash with Galway at Gaelic Park.
That campaign was cut short when the COVID-19 pandemic halted the championship, and Gerry never got the chance to lead the team out.
He now returns to finish what he started.
Speaking on his appointment, Gerry said: "It is a huge honour to manage New York again. 2020 was unfinished business for me, and I'm looking forward to working with this talented group of players and building on the progress New York has made in recent seasons."
Now based in New Jersey, Gerry is a former Longford footballer and a well-known figure in Gaelic games on both sides of the Atlantic.
At home, he played for many years with Sean Connolly's and later managed the club, as well as Mullinalaghta and Ardagh, before bringing his experience to New York.
Gerry's knowledge of the New York game runs deep. He served as a selector with the New York Seniors under Justin O'Halloran in 2018.
At club level, he has been involved with Sligo NY for more than nine years, guiding them to back-to-back doubles: the New York League and Intermediate Championship in 2018, followed by the Senior League and Championship in 2019, when Sligo claimed their first senior crown since 1985. This year, as part of the Sligo NY management team, he helped the club to another New York Senior Championship.
Gerry is assembling an experienced backroom team, which will be formally announced in the coming weeks. It includes coaches Dan Doona (Kerry), Enda Williams (Longford) and Sean McNamee (Armagh); physio Marie Geraghty (Galway); John Collins (Roscommon) and Seamie Keane (Mayo) of Trinity Gym, who will lead strength and conditioning with the help of Aoife Carrig (Clare); Amy Brett (Mayo) as Tour Manager and Logistics; and David Harry Murnaghan (Monaghan) as kitman.