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Derry GAA in the 1980s: Croker Oakers The final pieces of the All-Ireland jigsaw Derry celebrate winning the Ulster championship in 1987 Reporter: ); Derry s footballing history is a journey of peaks and troughs. When Danny Quinn stepped aboard, the roller-coaster was pulling out of the station and in part two of our focus on the eighties, he tells Michael McMullan of the final steps towards the summit. By the time Bellaghy ended a seven-year gap to win the 1986 Derry title, Danny Quinn and success went hand in hand. It marked his third full season as a senior club player, but the roots of a winning mentality were firmly established. Under the guidance of the late Tom Scullion, a 12-time senior champion, Quinn picked up an U16 medal in 1981 before developing his game during a stellar MacRory career that helped him graduate to the county minor team. ....