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John Lynch (born 1962) is a former Tyrone Gaelic footballer and All Star winner who played in Tyrone’s first ever All-Ireland Final in 1986.He also represented Ireland in an early rendition of the International Rules Series. He blames his subsequent sending off for instigating an unfair reputation as being a dirty player.He played club football for his local town Castlederg but was very close to pursuing a career in athletics until his girlfriend convinced him to pursue Gaelic football.