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{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox Gaelic games player
|image           =
|name            = Conor Gormley
|irish           = Conchúr Ó Garmaile
|nickname        = The Block from the Rock
|occupation      = Electrician
|birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1980|10|10|df=yes}}
|birth_place     = [[Omagh]], Northern Ireland
|height          = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
|sport           = Gaelic football
|code            = Football
|county          = Tyrone
|province        = Ulster
|club            = [[Carrickmore St Colmcille's GAC|Carrickmore St Colmcille's]]
|clyears         = 1997–2023
|clposition      = Centre back
|clapps(points)  =
|clcounty        = 4
|clprovince      =
|clallireland    =
|counties        = [[Tyrone county football team|Tyrone]]
|icyears         = 2001–2014
|icposition      = Centre Back
|icapps(points)  =
|icprovince      = 4
|icallireland    = 3
|nfl             = 0
|allstars        = 3
|clupdate        =
|icupdate        =
}}

'''Conor Gormley''' (born 10 October 1980) is an [[Irish people|Irish]]<!-- REPRESENTED IRELAND --> former [[Gaelic football]]er for the [[Carrickmore St Colmcille's GAC|Carrickmore St Colmcille's]] club and the [[Tyrone county football team|Tyrone county team]]. With his county, Gormley won three-time [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] titles and three [[List of All Stars Awards winners (football)|All Stars Award]]s in 2003, 2005 and 2008.

In 2023 Gormley retired from playing Gaelic football with An Charraig Mhór but as of 2024 he’s still up and at it with the Tyrone Masters.

==Playing career==
===Club===
Gormley played his club football for [[Carrickmore St Colmcille's GAC|Carrickmore St Colmcille's]] and won four [[Tyrone Senior Football Championship|Tyrone Senior Championship]] medals with the club in 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2005.<ref name=BelfastTelegraph />

===Inter-county===
Gormley made the Tyrone senior squad managed by [[Art McRory]] before he made the U-21 squad managed at the time by [[Mickey Harte]].

During a [[2005 National Football League (Ireland)|2005 National Football League]] game against [[Offaly county football team|Offaly]] in Omagh, Gormley was sent off after breaking [[John Kenny (Gaelic footballer)|John Kenny]]'s nose.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kilmurray-left-fuming-over-kenny-incident/25993940.html|title=Kilmurray left fuming over Kenny incident|work=Irish Independent|first=Paddy|last=Hickey|date=9 March 2005}}</ref>

Gormley was one of the most consistent performers in a Tyrone jersey and was pivotal in the 2003, 2005 and 2008 All-Ireland winning Tyrone county teams.{{fact|date=September 2020}}

His greatest moment in a Tyrone jersey came in the [[2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]] against [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]. With two minutes remaining in the match, and Tyrone a vulnerable three points ahead, [[Steven McDonnell (Gaelic footballer)|Steven McDonnell]], who had already scored five goals in the Championship had picked up the ball in a very dangerous area, and was bearing down on goal. As he kicked the ball, Gormley made an outstanding diving block to prevent an almost certain goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2003/09/29/story699140687.asp |title=History's Red Hand |accessdate=2007-03-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921052319/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2003/09/29/story699140687.asp |archivedate=2008-09-21 }}</ref>

In August 2006, Gormley suffered a double leg break in a club game.<ref name=BelfastTelegraph>{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/article2141561.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719085957/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/article2141561.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-19 |title=Gormley set for March return to action |accessdate=2007-03-08 }} </ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/5252206.stm|title=Carrickmore hit by Gormley blow|accessdate=2007-03-08 | work=BBC News | date=2006-08-07}}</ref> This ruled him out for the rest of the year, although he returned to action in 2007, and his performances earned him a [[GPA Gaelic Team of the Year|Gaelic Players Association award]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/1030/gpa.html |work=RTÉ News |title=GPA reveal football awards |date=2007-10-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031115410/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/1030/gpa.html |archivedate=2007-10-31 }}</ref>

==Electrical work==
Outside of football Gormley is an electrician by trade.<ref name=program>{{Cite journal | publisher = DBA Publishing | date = 2005-09-25 | journal = 2005 All-Ireland Final Match Programme | title= Player Profiles - Tyrone }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Carrickmore St Colmcille's Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Omagh]]
[[Category:Tyrone inter-county Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Winners of three All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)]]