Tullamore’s saviour Fox proves there’s life after 40

TAKE heart, all those of you approaching 50!

In 1964 Damien Fox was the team mascot as Tullamore, with whom his father played, won the Offaly senior hurling title.

A mere 13 years later, just 16, Damien himself was on the Tullamore first team, which had been relegated to intermediate. In all the years and decades since, Tullamore have had the occasional good day, winning intermediate and senior B in 1989 and 1990 to regain that senior status, but always, always, the big one eluded them.