Brian McGuigan (born 3 January 1980) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Ardboe O'Donnovan Rossa club and the Tyrone county team.

[1] He was denied an All Star that year, which caused a lot of controversy, even prompting his father, Frank, to put his own medal up for sale, due to his lowered opinion of the accolade.

The treatment meant he missed a lot of time from his job as a joiner, and because Gaelic Games are amateur sports, he was losing income and was given no financial compensation from the GAA.

[6] While there were fears that the eye injury may lead to serious long-term damage to his eyesight,[1] McGuigan has reportedly been making good progress as of September 2007, and made a substitution comeback during the 2008 National League against Laois.

Peter Canavan, whose influence since his retirement has been missed, has expressed he feels McGuigan's leadership is the key to any Tyrone success, and have struggled to take control of matches in his long absence.