Michael 'Mickey' Johnson is a former Antrim Gaelic football

Gaelic football

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

er.

Playing career

He represented Antrim GAA

Antrim GAA

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

 at all levels and won a Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

For the Senior equivalent see: Ulster Senior Football ChampionshipThe Ulster Under-21 Football Championship known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Ulster Under-21 Football Championship is a Gaelic football tournament for players under the age of 21, contested by the nine counties of Ulster in...

 Medal in 1989. He also represented Antrim at senior level for 13 years. He retired in 2002 to concentrate on Aussie Rules. He went on to captain the Ireland national Australian rules football team, that won the 2001 Atlantic Alliance Cup

Atlantic Alliance Cup

The Atlantic Alliance Cup is an international Australian rules football tournament run every 3 years. The inaugural tournament was in pitting clubs and national teams from the North Atlantic together....

 and 2002 Australian Football International Cup

2002 Australian Football International Cup

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. He was also selected on the All-Star Team. In 2008, he was selected on the Ireland Masters International Rules Panel in Australia.