[2] From 2002 to 2004, Cormac's main subject of teaching was history and politics at St Catherine's College, Armagh, and he managed school sports teams.

He also however taught other subjects such as history, politics, mathematics, computers, French and Religion.

In his after-school hours he acted as a Youth-Sport co-ordinator in the Armagh district, and he was frequently a coach at Tyrone GAA summer camps.

The following year with McAnallen as captain, Tyrone defended their Ulster crown and also went on to win the All-Ireland Minor title.

In 2003 he moved to the full-back position and two months later the team won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship for the first time in the county's history.

Tyrone had also won the Ulster Championship earlier in the summer en route to winning the All-Ireland.

McAnallen played for UCD while studying at the university and won the Dublin Senior Football Championship medal in 2001 and 2002 captaining the team both years.

McAnallen died in his sleep on 2 March 2004, aged 24, from an undetected heart condition, sudden adult death syndrome.

[6] In January 2005, the Cormac McAnallen’s GAC, a GAA club, was founded in Sydney, Australia.