One of the best characters was Eamonn Coleman.

When the members of the LA Lakers team that won the 1971-72 NBA title got together last year to reminisce about the good old days, one question dominated the event: would there ever be a season like theirs?

I HAD a fair hand in Cork losing the 1993 All-Ireland final to Derry. It was a grim, dogged affair and everyone’s mood seemed to be as foul as the weather. Amid the niggle, I threw a left hook at Enda Gormley.

The death has occurred of former Derry player and All-Ireland winning manager Eamon Coleman, who has lost his long battle with cancer.

DERRY manager Mickey Moran accepts that the meeting with Limerick in the fourth round of the Bank of Ireland football qualifiers in Dr. Hyde Park on Saturday represents something of a trip into the unknown.