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Sheerin played half-back as an under-16 player until he was assigned to be goalkeeper. His club, St Ronan's, kept him there. Afterwards, he was called into the county minor team, and there he was assigned permanently as a goalkeeper. A year later, he was assigned to be an outfielder with them,
64:(SFC) in 1977. By then, Sheerin was replaced with first choice goalkeeper Gerry O'Dowd. Sheerin earned the Number One Jersey by 1978, and he received his first of five Connacht SFC medals that same year. Afterwards, Roscommon faced off against
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In August 1978, Sheerin had barely started an apprenticeship before returning to football. He left the inter-county game in 1983 to build his house. His trade was plastering, but he also worked as a
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He returned in 1985 after a leave to build his house. In 1985, 1988, and 1989, Roscommon lost three
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title. Sheerin later quit the job in 2000 after three seasons due to
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Roscommon – 1980 All-Ireland Senior
Football Championship runners-up
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311:"Rossie's Liam McHale has stuck it to ex-county boss Gay Sheerin"
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Sheerin's inspirations include Brian McAlinden of Armagh,
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before resuming his former position of goalkeeper at
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748:D. Newton
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588:D. Earley
487:Subs used
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