Taking the plunge for the Tribe

In the GAA Team of the Century, named in 1984, Tony Reddin was the man chosen in goal.

What most people don’t know however is that Tony Reddin of Lorrha and Tipperary was actually Martin Charles ‘Thaudy’ Reddington of Mullagh and Galway, and it wasn’t until he made the short journey across the Shannon at 28 that his career really took off.

The reason Tony (‘Thaudy’ became ‘Tony’ in Lorrha) had to wait so long? Already in situ on the Galway team was another outstanding goalkeeper, a man even Tony couldn’t dislodge — Seánie Duggan.