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David Tubridy
David Tubridy (born 1987)[1] is a Gaelic footballer. He plays senior football for Doonbeg and the Clare county team. Tubridy plays as a forward.[2] The Irish Independent has described him as "the floating butterfly lurking on the Clare '45".[3] Early lifeTubridy grew up in Doonbeg, County Clare. He attended Clare inter-county training alongside his father Tommy (who remained involved with the team following his retirement from playing).[1] Tommy Tubridy played for Clare, until 1990.[2] The 1992 Munster SFC win came when David Tubridy was four years of age.[1] The jersey he wore while attending the Munster SFC final was passed around the plane the team used to fly from Shannon Airport to Dublin for the 1992 All-Ireland SFC semi-final.[1] The entire panel signed the jersey, which Tubridy retained as a memento.[1] According to his father, "from nine months old he was following the ball".[1] From an early age he was encouraged to work on both his feet.[1] Playing careerHe made his debut for Clare against Tipperary in the 2007 Tommy Murphy Cup.[2] Páidí Ó Sé was team manager.[1] Tubridy became top scorer in National Football League history against Cork in May 2021,[4] his total score in the competition after this game (22–412, i.e. 478 points) causing him to overtake Mickey Kearins.[5] Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Ireland celebrated by giving him lifetime membership of its golf club, at which Tubridy caddied when he was a boy (including for Hugh Grant and Gary Player).[1] Tubridy plays off six, according to the Irish Independent in 2022.[1] Against Roscommon in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC he was used as a substitute after 15 years of featuring from the start of games; a problematic Achilles tendon contributed to this.[1] Personal lifeTubridy runs a football academy in Doonbeg.[1] Around September/October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 from which he recovered, though he lost several kilograms of weight and could not eat for several days.[2][6] His parents Tommy and Bridget had been away and, when Tommy became symptomatic after their return, both parents and son tested positive, with parents fearing the worst.[6] Tubridy and his father are involved in the restaurant trade.[2] They run Tubridy's Bar & Restaurant.[1][7] Visitors have included Ken Griffey Jr., Dan Marino, Ger Loughnane's 1990s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners and Jim Gavin's 2010s All-Ireland SFC winners.[1] Career statistics
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