Eugene McGee 'was without doubt one of the greats'

Longford man McGee guided the Faithful County to their famous 1982 All-Ireland final win, denying Kerry the five-in-a-row, as well as three consecutive Leinster titles and two All-Ireland Club SFC crowns with UCD.

Eugene McGee 'was without doubt one of the greats'
Sun, 05 May, 2019 - 20:05
John Fogarty

Mick O’Dwyer has hailed his old adversary Eugene McGee as “one of the great characters in sport”

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