[2] McGurk was born in Lavey, County Londonderry, and attended school at St Patrick's College, Maghera.
Anthony McGurk won All Star awards in 1973 and 1975, Collie was also in the 1993 panel and Hugh Martin captained Derry in the 1980s.
[3] He has three sons, James, Patrick and Marc and a daughter, Fíadh, with his girlfriend Helen, who won an All-Ireland intermediate club camogie championship with Lavey.
[2] He was part of Derry's 1993 Ulster Championship and All-Ireland winning team, which beat Cork in the final.
[8] He made his club debut when 15 years old and won a large array of medals with Lavey.