John Fogarty: Dublin wouldn’t be champs without remarkable Stephen Cluxton

After Paddy Small found the net, Cormac Costello wasn’t slow in letting Tom O’Sullivan know all about it but Cluxton didn’t hesitate in chastising his teammate for his sledging

LIVING LEGEND: Stephen Cluxton with Eoin Murchan, right, of Dublin after the All-Ireland SFC final at Croke Park. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

A maths and physics teacher, it is only in the language of numbers that Stephen Cluxton is done justice. And even at that, he has defied both to become what we believe is the oldest All-Ireland winner ever at the age of 41 and joint all-time winning medal holder having been two years out of the inter-county game.

Speaking as little as possible in public, his own words haven’t given him enough credit but his feats are ample compensation. Besides, Cluxton keeps his best utterances for his teammates. As Brian Howard said of him on Morning Ireland on Monday, he wasn’t long in making himself comfortable upon his return to the dressing room last March.