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{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer (1939–2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| code = Football
| sport = Gaelic football
| image =
| name = Tony Whyte
| irish = Antóin de Faoite
| feet = 5
| inches = 9
| occupation = Hospital porter
| nickname =
| county = Roscommon
| province = Connacht
| club = [[Clann na nGael GAA (Roscommon)|Clann na nGael]]
| clubs =
| clyears = 1955–1979
| clapps(points) =
| clcounty = 6
| clprovince =
| clallireland =
| colleges =
| colyears =
| sig =
| counties = [[Roscommon senior football team|Roscommon]]
| icposition = Left wing-forward
| icyears = 1957–1970
| icapps(points) =
| icprovince = 2
| icallireland = 0
| nfl = 0
| allstars = 0
| clupdate =
| icupdate =
| birth_date = 1939
| birth_place = Ballydangan,<br>[[County Roscommon]], Ireland
| death_date = 19 April 2024 (aged 84)
| death_place = [[Ballinasloe]],<br>[[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
}}
'''Anthony Whyte''' (1939 – 19 April 2024) was an Irish [[Gaelic football]] player, manager and administrator. He played at club level with [[Clann na nGael GAA (Roscommon)|Clann na nGael]] and at inter-county level with the [[Roscommon senior football team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/oral-history/tony-whyte|title=Tony Whyte|publisher=GAA website|date=|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
==Playing career==
Whyte first played [[Gaelic football]] during his schooldays at Ardkeenan National School and [[Garbally College|St Joseph's College, Garbally]]. He was 15-years-old when he made his adult club debut with [[Clann na nGael GAA (Roscommon)|Clann na nGael]], winning the McCrann Cup. During a 25-year club career, Whyte won six [[Roscommon Senior Football Championship|Roscommon SFC]] titles, three as captain in 1961, 1966 and 1970 and three as [[player-manager|player-trainer]] in 1976, 1977 and 1979.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gaaroscommon.ie/county/history/senior-football-championship-final-records/|title=Senior Football Championship Final Records|publisher=Roscommon GAA website|date=|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://roscommonherald.ie/news/gaa...ns-an-iconic-figure_arid-14632.html|title=GAA community in County Roscommon mourns an iconic figure|publisher=Roscommon Herald|date=20 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
At inter-county level, Whyte sent three consecutive years as a minor with [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]]. He immediately progressed to the [[Roscommon senior football team|senior team]] but also won a [[Connacht Junior Football Championship|Connacht JFC]] medal in 1959.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.westmeathindependent.ie...e-after-passing-of-iconic-figure/|title=Clann na nGael pays tribute after passing of iconic figure|publisher=Westmeath Independent|date=23 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref> Whyte won consecutive [[Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht SFC]] medals in 1961 and 1962, as well as lining out at left wing-forward in the [[1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1962 All-Ireland final]] defeat by [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/news/the-day-all-hell-broke-loose/28840282.html|title=The day all hell broke loose|publisher=Irish Independent|date=19 September 2012|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref> He retired from the inter-county scene in 1970.
==Management career==
Whyte trained Clann na nGael teams from juvenile to senior over a lengthy career. He was [[player-manager|player-trainer]] for the Roscommon SFC titles in 1976, 1977 and 1979. Whyte managed the team to [[Connacht Senior Club Football Championship|Connacht Club SFC]] titles in 1982 and 1984, while he was also in charge for the [[1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship#All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship|1983 All-Ireland club final]] defeat by [[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news...land-club-sfc-title-in-1983.html|title=MOMENT 2 - Portlaoise defeat Clann na nGael for All-Ireland Club SFC title in 1983|publisher=Laois Live|date=12 February 2018|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
At inter-county level, Whyte also trained and managed the Roscommon senior team, guiding them to consecutive Connacht SFC titles in 1977 and 1978.
==Death==
Whyte died at [[Portiuncula University Hospital]] in [[Ballinasloe]] on 19 April 2024, at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/331712|title=Death of former Roscommon player and manager Tony Whyte|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=25 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
==Honours==
===Player===
;St Peter's
*Roscommon Minor Football Championship: 1957
;Clann na nGael
*[[Roscommon Senior Football Championship]]: 1961 (c), 1966 (c), 1970 (c), 1976, 1977, 1979
;Roscommon
*[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]: [[1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1961]], [[1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1962]]
*[[Connacht Junior Football Championship]]: 1959
===Management===
;Clann na nGael
*[[Connacht Senior Club Football Championship]]: [[1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship#Connacht Senior Club Football Championship|1982]], [[1984–85 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship#Connacht Senior Club Football Championship|1984]]
*[[Roscommon Senior Football Championship]]: 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984
;Roscommon
*[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]: [[1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1977]], [[1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1978]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Navboxes
|title=Tony Whyte navigation boxes
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{{Roscommon Football Team 1962}}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whyte, Tony}}
[[Category:1939 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:Clan na Gael (Roscommon) Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Roscommon inter-county Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Connacht inter-provincial Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Gaelic football managers]]
[[Category:Gaelic football selectors]]
[[Category:Gaelic games administrators]]
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{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer (1939–2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| code = Football
| sport = Gaelic football
| image =
| name = Tony Whyte
| irish = Antóin de Faoite
| feet = 5
| inches = 9
| occupation = Hospital porter
| nickname =
| county = Roscommon
| province = Connacht
| club = [[Clann na nGael GAA (Roscommon)|Clann na nGael]]
| clubs =
| clyears = 1955–1979
| clapps(points) =
| clcounty = 6
| clprovince =
| clallireland =
| colleges =
| colyears =
| sig =
| counties = [[Roscommon senior football team|Roscommon]]
| icposition = Left wing-forward
| icyears = 1957–1970
| icapps(points) =
| icprovince = 2
| icallireland = 0
| nfl = 0
| allstars = 0
| clupdate =
| icupdate =
| birth_date = 1939
| birth_place = Ballydangan,<br>[[County Roscommon]], Ireland
| death_date = 19 April 2024 (aged 84)
| death_place = [[Ballinasloe]],<br>[[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
}}
'''Anthony Whyte''' (1939 – 19 April 2024) was an Irish [[Gaelic football]] player, manager and administrator. He played at club level with [[Clann na nGael GAA (Roscommon)|Clann na nGael]] and at inter-county level with the [[Roscommon senior football team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/oral-history/tony-whyte|title=Tony Whyte|publisher=GAA website|date=|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
==Playing career==
Whyte first played [[Gaelic football]] during his schooldays at Ardkeenan National School and [[Garbally College|St Joseph's College, Garbally]]. He was 15-years-old when he made his adult club debut with [[Clann na nGael GAA (Roscommon)|Clann na nGael]], winning the McCrann Cup. During a 25-year club career, Whyte won six [[Roscommon Senior Football Championship|Roscommon SFC]] titles, three as captain in 1961, 1966 and 1970 and three as [[player-manager|player-trainer]] in 1976, 1977 and 1979.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gaaroscommon.ie/county/history/senior-football-championship-final-records/|title=Senior Football Championship Final Records|publisher=Roscommon GAA website|date=|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://roscommonherald.ie/news/gaa...ns-an-iconic-figure_arid-14632.html|title=GAA community in County Roscommon mourns an iconic figure|publisher=Roscommon Herald|date=20 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
At inter-county level, Whyte sent three consecutive years as a minor with [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]]. He immediately progressed to the [[Roscommon senior football team|senior team]] but also won a [[Connacht Junior Football Championship|Connacht JFC]] medal in 1959.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.westmeathindependent.ie...e-after-passing-of-iconic-figure/|title=Clann na nGael pays tribute after passing of iconic figure|publisher=Westmeath Independent|date=23 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref> Whyte won consecutive [[Connacht Senior Football Championship|Connacht SFC]] medals in 1961 and 1962, as well as lining out at left wing-forward in the [[1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1962 All-Ireland final]] defeat by [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/news/the-day-all-hell-broke-loose/28840282.html|title=The day all hell broke loose|publisher=Irish Independent|date=19 September 2012|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref> He retired from the inter-county scene in 1970.
==Management career==
Whyte trained Clann na nGael teams from juvenile to senior over a lengthy career. He was [[player-manager|player-trainer]] for the Roscommon SFC titles in 1976, 1977 and 1979. Whyte managed the team to [[Connacht Senior Club Football Championship|Connacht Club SFC]] titles in 1982 and 1984, while he was also in charge for the [[1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship#All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship|1983 All-Ireland club final]] defeat by [[Portlaoise GAA|Portlaoise]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news...land-club-sfc-title-in-1983.html|title=MOMENT 2 - Portlaoise defeat Clann na nGael for All-Ireland Club SFC title in 1983|publisher=Laois Live|date=12 February 2018|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
At inter-county level, Whyte also trained and managed the Roscommon senior team, guiding them to consecutive Connacht SFC titles in 1977 and 1978.
==Death==
Whyte died at [[Portiuncula University Hospital]] in [[Ballinasloe]] on 19 April 2024, at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/331712|title=Death of former Roscommon player and manager Tony Whyte|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=25 April 2024|access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
==Honours==
===Player===
;St Peter's
*Roscommon Minor Football Championship: 1957
;Clann na nGael
*[[Roscommon Senior Football Championship]]: 1961 (c), 1966 (c), 1970 (c), 1976, 1977, 1979
;Roscommon
*[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]: [[1961 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1961]], [[1962 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1962]]
*[[Connacht Junior Football Championship]]: 1959
===Management===
;Clann na nGael
*[[Connacht Senior Club Football Championship]]: [[1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship#Connacht Senior Club Football Championship|1982]], [[1984–85 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship#Connacht Senior Club Football Championship|1984]]
*[[Roscommon Senior Football Championship]]: 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984
;Roscommon
*[[Connacht Senior Football Championship]]: [[1977 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1977]], [[1978 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship#Connacht Senior Football Championship|1978]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Navboxes
|title=Tony Whyte navigation boxes
|list1=
{{Roscommon Football Team 1962}}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whyte, Tony}}
[[Category:1939 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:Clan na Gael (Roscommon) Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Roscommon inter-county Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Connacht inter-provincial Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Gaelic football managers]]
[[Category:Gaelic football selectors]]
[[Category:Gaelic games administrators]]
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