▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁team ▁featured ▁D erm ot ▁Mc N ich oll ▁and ▁End a ▁G orm ley , ▁who ▁would ▁both ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁Der ry ' s ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁All - I reland ▁winning ▁side . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁E am onn ▁Cole man ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁battle ▁with ▁Non - H od g kin ▁l ym ph oma , ▁aged ▁ 5 9 . ▁▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Tex aco ▁Football er ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Jim ▁Mc Ke ever ▁described ▁Cole man ▁as ▁a ▁" very ▁significant ▁figure ▁in ▁football ▁in ▁Ireland ". ▁ ▁Mon ag han ▁manager ▁Martin ▁Mc El ken non , ▁who ▁was ▁coach ▁with ▁Cole man ▁with ▁Cav an ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁term ▁at ▁Der ry ▁said ▁" E am onn ▁Cole man ▁was ▁a ▁one - off . ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁trust ed ▁him ▁with ▁my ▁life ". ▁ ▁Memorial ▁match ▁A ▁mem orial ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Der ry ▁team ▁and ▁a ▁rest ▁of ▁Ireland ▁select ▁was ▁organ ised ▁for ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁St . ▁T rea ' s ▁B ally m agu igan . ▁It ▁was ▁organ ised ▁to ▁honour ▁Cole man ' s ▁memory ▁and ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁five ▁char ities ▁( Marie ▁Cur ie ▁Can cer ▁Care , ▁Fo yle ▁H osp ice , ▁S MA ▁F athers , ▁GO AL