A five-year barren spell in Ulster followed but in 2001 they won the Anglo-Celt once more. Vivek Chaudhary Tue 9 Dec 2003 21.07 EST First published on Tue 9 Dec 2003 21.07 EST Tyrone were one of the favourites for the 2002 All-Ireland, having won their first National Football League in the spring, but ended up losing a qualifying match to Sligo, even though Canavan scored six points on the day. The coronavirus pandemic brought the GAA to a halt in March with two rounds of the league left to play — and the Canavan household has been gripped by nostalgia as a result. His son Darragh is part of a new wave coming through Harte’s squad, with the inter-county season set to resume in October. Mayo have lost six All-Ireland finals since the turn of the century and he counts his lucky stars he reached the holy grail when he did. “Once you get that name and that tag, it can be very hard to shake it off. That particular defeat stunned him so much, he considered retiring Inter County football. “It’s still so fresh in the memory of everyone in Tyrone.”. Harte took the reins ahead of the 2003 campaign and an influx of talent from his 2001 minor All-Ireland-winning side saw them finally end the wait. “At that stage, if we hadn’t done it then Tyrone were in jeopardy of getting the tag of a nearly team. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Canavan lofted Sam Maguire again in 2005 and bowed out at the top as one of the all-time greats. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Please download one of our supported browsers. He was crowned Footballer of the Year that summer and had five Ulster titles to his name before that 2003 showpiece came around. Canavan told SunSport: “I had lines in my head but nothing written down! “Mayo have had to endure it in recent years, and the closer they get, the more difficult it is for them to get over the line. “If we didn’t win in 2003, we would have made life difficult for ourselves and the younger lads coming behind us. Peter canavans speech after 2003 all ireland win Follow us on facebook - Tír Eoghain GAA Supporters https://www.facebook.com/mickeysmen View our online Press Pack. “I was fortunate enough to captain so many great teams down the years and had so many great speeches written out — but nobody ever got to hear them. Down — twice — Derry and Donegal landed All-Ireland crowns between 1991 and 1994 with the Red Hands’ 1995 loss against Dublin meaning Sam left Ulster for the first time in four years. But Derry emerged through the new back-door system to stun them in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. It looked like Canavan and Tyrone’s quest for glory was never going to end. At the same time, he realises there is more to life than football. This week in our series of 'Great GAA Speeches', Peter Canavan joined Jacqui Hurley on RTà Radio One "Sunday Sport" to recall Tyrone's 2003 All-Ireland SFC success - a day raw with emotion, pride and joy. “To do that was massive and because there was so much history connected with it. “Their sole focus has been training and getting themselves into the best possible shape. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. He added: “We had seen our fair share of hardship with teams gone before who didn’t quite do it. He was perched in the Hogan Stand on September 28, 2003 after Mickey Harte’s men had beaten Armagh 0-12 to 0-9 to win the county’s first All-Ireland title. “I’d say this has been a real shock to the system for a lot of inter-county players. Despite that, he won his fourth All Star that year, the only Tyrone player to do so, which made him Tyrone's most represented player on the All Star Roll of Honour, overtaking Eugene McKenna, his manager at the time. “The reverse of that was we ended up winning three of them in the space of five years. Canavan became the first Tyrone Captain to lift Sam Maguire and it marked the sixth Ulster County to win the All-Ireland SFC Title. Canavan became the first Tyrone Captain to lift Sam Maguire and it marked the sixth Ulster County to win the All-Ireland SFC Title. Canavan said: “I’ve been able to watch more TV in the past eight weeks than I have in eight years, and that’s no joke. PETER CANAVAN tore up the script when Tyrone made history 17 years ago. Their skipper and talisman was 32 at the time and near the end of a long career. “Looking back, I didn’t realise I went on as long as I did. “At that stage it didn’t matter what I said, because Sam Maguire was in our possession.”. In his speech after lifting the trophy, Peter Canavan dedicated the victory to every Tyrone team he had played on, the 1986 team (beaten in the final by Kerry) and every player who had played on teams without success. “Certainly your health and family should mean the most.”, Conor McGregor to fight Dustin Poirier in blockbuster charity bout on December 12, Republic of Ireland squad for Slovakia play-off named as Jack Byrne makes it, Paige Spiranac congratulates DeChambeau on US Open having previously slated him, Mike Tyson opens up on getting woman PREGNANT while in prison for rape, Conor McGregor calls Dee Devlin 'wifey' as he shares loved up Instagram post, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.
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