Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Micko was a force of nature. In Kerry he is a deity

I got to know Micko better after I became the bainisteoir. I called down to Waterville once a year for an audience with him.

IN LOVE WITH FOOTBALL: Kerry manager Mick O'Dwyer celebrates after the 1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final between Tyrone and Kerry at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile

“I packed everything I wanted to into the 82 years I had on this planet. I enjoyed every moment of it. I did it all. I got great enjoyment out of it. I wouldn’t change it for the world.” 

Mick O’Dwyer in 2018