Christy Toye

College He captained a team to the Sigerson Cup.

Inter-county Toye's mother's name is Rosemary.

Toye and Colm McFadden were in the same class at primary school; they played in (and won) the Ted Webb under-16 tournament, the same year they were part of the county minor team.

He started the first game of Brian McEniff's last spell as Donegal manager, a league defeat to Galway in Tuam in February 2003.

Toye burst onto the national scene with goals in the Championship against Meath in 2002 and Armagh in 2003, both at Croke Park. He played for Donegal against Armagh in the 2004 Ulster SFC final at Croke Park, but went off injured and was replaced by Rory Kavanagh. He captained Donegal in the 2006 Ulster SFC final, against the same opponent, at the same venue. He was a member of the Donegal team that won the National Football League title in 2007, playing from the start to the end in the final against Mayo.

In 2009, while in the form of his life, Toye ruptured his Achilles tendon during an All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Clare at MacCumhaill Park. Indeed, with four goals, Toye is Donegal's record goalscorer at Croke Park — one goal each against Meath (2002), Armagh (2003), Cork (2006), and Kildare (2011). He also scored a goal in the 2015 All-Ireland SFC qualifier defeat of Galway at Croke Park, finishing into the corner of the net in injury-time.

He came on as a second-half substitute for Leo McLoone in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, a game which was won by Donegal. He missed the entire 2013 season while battling trigeminal neuralgia but was back in 2014 in time for another shot at the All-Ireland. On 20 September 2014, he was named to start against Kerry in the following day's All-Ireland SFC final.

In January 2017, Toye retired from the inter-county game.

Club Toye's club have not had much success at senior level. They reached the final of the 2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship—their first ever senior final—but lost, though Toye scored three points.

Previously, in 2004, they reached the final of All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, in which Toye scored a point.

Other work Toye has been active in encouraging people to read more books.

Legacy The "languid" style of Michael Langan has been compared favourably to that of Toye.

Honours Donegal All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship: 2011, 2012, 2014 National Football League Division 1: 2007

St Michael's All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship runner-up: 2004 Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship: 2003 Donegal Intermediate Football Championship: 2003