Ageing with attitude: Pat Spillane works to stay healthy due to family history of heart disease

Margaret Jennings talks to former Kerry GAA player Pat Spillane about the lessons he has learned from his father’s early death and his mother’s determination to provide for her children.

MANY who haven’t even the slightest interest in GAA have heard of the famous Kerry player Pat Spillane.

He won eight All-Ireland medals and holds nine-All Stars, a record unsurpassed by another Gaelic footballer.