Jim Gavin Gaelic games player
Jim Gavin has been Dublin senior football manager since 2012. He previously managed the under-21 football team to 2010 and 2012 All-Ireland success and played senior football with Dublin and Round Towers, Clondalkin. He works as a flight operations inspector for the Irish Aviation Authority.With Dublin Gavin won the 1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. In 2009, he coached Dublin to a Leinster Under 21 Football Championship and progressed to the All-Ireland final where they to Cork. He repeated the Leinster victory in 2010, going one better than the previous year by winning the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship final. His selectors were Declan Darcy, Shane O'Hanlon and Jim Brogan.Gavin was ratified as senior football manager on 1 October 2012, replacing Pat Gilroy and signing a three-year contract (2013 - 2015). Michael Deegan, David Byrne and Declan D'Arcy were his selectors for 2013. On 28 April 2013, Dublin won the 2013 National Football League with a 0-18 to 0-17 win against Tyrone at Croke Park. Then he complained that things were "too drawn out." He led Dublin to the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final by beating Kerry in the semi-final, 3-18 to 3-11. Dublin won the final on 22 September, beating Mayo by 2-12 to 1-14. In December 2013, Gavin was named the 2013 Philips Sports Manager of the Year.