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Tony Leen: If there is a Kerry way to win an All-Ireland, this was it

The Donegal inquisition must wait. This was Kerry’s classic Sunday
Tony Leen: If there is a Kerry way to win an All-Ireland, this was it

Kerry's David Clifford with the Sam Maguire cup after their GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final against Donegal at Croke Park on Sunday. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

If it is to be Jack O’Connor’s final All-Ireland final sideline in Kerry colours, what sort of an exclamation point is this to put on a remarkable coaching stint for his county?

His namesake might have been the last thing on Joe O’Connor’s mind as he thundered towards Hill 16 in the last minute to burst the Donegal net, but it was the mic drop moment of the football season. The coup de grace. 

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