John Devine is the Tyrone

Tyrone GAA

The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....

 Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 goalkeeper. He is in competition for the position with Pascal McConnell

Pascal McConnell

Pascal McConnell is an All-Ireland-winning Gaelic footballer for Tyrone. He currently competes with John Devine to be first choice goalkeeper for Tyrone.In 1998, McConnell played alongside Stephen O'Neill in the MacRory Cup semi-final for Omagh CBS....

 and Johnny Curren, but all three players maintain a good relationship.

He was the goalkeeper for Tyrone in their first All-Ireland

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...

-winning year, but was the substitute goalie when Tyrone repeated the feat in 2005.http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=51853

Devine was due to start the 2008 All-Ireland Gaelic Football Final on 21 September however the night before the game his father died.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7627515.stm The Tyrone team went on to win their third All Ireland of the decade, and dedicated the win to their absent goalkeeper, having wore black armbands throughout the match.http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/tyrone-heroes-at-funeral-of-team-mates-dad-13981582.html