Eamonn Coleman [SEP] cause of death
to inter-varsity wins in 1986 and 1987. The team featured Dermot McNicholl and Enda Gormley, who would both be part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning side.
Death.
Eamonn Coleman died on 11 June 2007 after a long battle with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, aged 59.
1958 Texaco Footballer of the Year Jim McKeever described Coleman as a "very significant figure in football in Ireland".
Memorial match.
A memorial match between the 1993 Derry team and a rest of Ireland select
was organised for 7 June 2008 in St. Trea's Ballymaguigan. It was organised to honour Coleman's memory and raise money for five charities (Marie Curie Cancer Care, Foyle Hospice, SMA Fathers, GOAL and Adoption UK). A post-match dinner was also held to raise money with 64 tables of ten, each costing £1,000. A total of £52,500 was raised. Chairman of the Eamonn Coleman Memorial Fund Committee was Eamonn's son Gary.
External links.
- Nicky Brennan Mourns the Death of