Rebel legend Creedon a mighty servant
His name may not chime with younger generations, but he was one of the finest goalkeepers ever to pick up a hurley, earning his reputation when the goal-line could be a hardship posting.
He came to national prominence in 1952 when he was 33, an age when players even in the less frenetic fifties were looking at the exit door. He’d retired from intercounty service with Cork at that stage, having picked up an All-Ireland medal as a substitute in 1946, and was content to play for his club, Glen Rovers. However, injuries, illness and suspensions ruled out the likes of Jim Cotter, Sean Carroll and Mick Cashman, and the county selectors invited Creedon back. (How well Cork have been served by ‘keepers whose surnames start with C, by the way; the likes of Creedon, Cashman, Coleman, Cunningham and Cusack all did well for the county).
