Michael Hegarty is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Cill Chartha and the Donegal county team.
[2] He broke the record at 46 in the Ulster SFC quarter-final against Cavan where, though named to start, he appeared as an early substitute for Martin McElhinney.
[3][4] He started Mickey Moran's first game in charge of Donegal, a league win at home to Offaly in October 2000.
[5] He started the first game of Brian McEniff's last spell as Donegal manager, a league defeat to Galway in Tuam in February 2003.
[10] He played in the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship final against Derry, scoring 0–2 as Donegal won the competition for the first time in 19 years.