Brian Roper

Early life His family own a monumental masonry firm. His father P. J. would attend underage matches where he would umpire, be a linesman or kit collector. His first Donegal SFC was in 1994 before he was called into the senior county team.

P. J. McGowan was the manager to introduce Roper to the Donegal senior team.

He made his championship debut against Down in Clones, scoring a point in a one-point loss.

Roper missed the 1998 Ulster Senior Football Championship final with a hamstring injury.

He played in the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Armagh, scoring a point.

He was a member of the Donegal team that won the National Football League in 2007, scoring three points in the final against Mayo. As a result of this he was honoured by both the Opel GPA awards and the Vodafone Allstars. He retired from the county team in 2009 with a record number of appearances. His last game was the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final loss to Cork.

Personal life His other interests include scuba diving and the English association football club Manchester United.

Honours Donegal National Football League: 2007 Dr McKenna Cup: 2009 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship: 1995

Aodh Ruadh Donegal Senior Football Championship: 1994, 1997, 1998 League X1: ?

Individual All Star Footballer of the Month: April 2007 GPA Footballer of the Month: April 2007