Six of the best for Canavan
Canavan was one of eight of Tyrone’s championship-winning team to receive awards - in a unique three-county selection which saw All-Ireland finalists Kerry claim four places and the remaining three go to Ulster champions, Armagh.
It marked a sixth award for Canavan, who turned 34 in April and who announced his retirement after Tyrone’s second All-Ireland triumph. Chosen at centre-forward for the first time (his first in 1994 was at right half-forward, three were at full-forward and the other in the right corner), his fifth award two years ago established an Ulster record.
