The end of an era

ONE of the multitude of calls Sean Boylan received yesterday to acknowledge his exceptional contribution to Meath football for more than two decades was from former County Secretary Liam Creavin.

This was the man who, in September 1982, informed Boylan that he had been nominated 'as coach and trainer.' "I thought he was talking about hurling and then I realised he was talking about football," Sean recalled yesterday.

"The natural reaction would have been to say 'no'. "Gerry McEntee, Mattie Kerrigan and Mick O'Brien for different reasons couldn't do it. I said I'd do it for a few weeks until they get somebody."