 He was also very successful al club level, 1972 being Ardboe's third county Championship victory in a row.In 1977, McGuigan went to America as a representative of a touring Irish team, but decided to settle there after the tour was over, putting his playing career on temporary hiatus.McGuigan returned from America in 1983, and got straight back into the Tyrone fold, and in the Ulster Final of 1984, he put in his career-defining performance.