[1] Deasy was born in August 1960 and first played Gaelic football in Sacred Heart BNS in Ballygall and then in St Kevin's Secondary School.
His class and school team-mates included Dublin stars Barney Rock, Gerry Hargan, John Kearns and Anto McCaul.
Deasy must be unique in that he has played for Dublin in all the centre spots from full-forward, centre-forward, mid-field, centre-half before finding his niche at full back from 1993 to 1996.
He also won one National Football League medal, also receiving the Man of the Match Award for keeping Tony Boyle, then Ireland's top forward, scoreless in the final and the replay.
[citation needed] Deasy remains heavily involved in the GAA and now referees at club level.