Brian Crowe (born 1957/1958) is a

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All-Ireland Final referee. He is a member of the Cavan Gaels club. Crowe played midfield and centre-forward for Cavan Gaels before retiring at the start of his twenties so that he could take up refereeing. He refereed the 2000

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final, the 2003

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final. Club games refereed included the 2003 and 2005

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finals and two

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finals. In 2006, he tipped David Coldrick (Meath), Derek Fahy (Longford) and

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(Laois) to referee All-Ireland finals. By 2006 he had done 13 years of service to the

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panel. He refereed the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final between Kerry and Mayo. He was the second Cavanman to referee an All-Ireland final, following Fintan Tierney of Butlersbridge (who did the 1972 final) and the last until Joe McQuillan's first final in

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. In the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship he became involved in a dispute with the CCC, but officials said he was not being punished for refusing to co-operate. Part of the Defence Forces, he is a married father of three daughters and a son. He is interested in

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and athletics and plays

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