A sad farewell as golden light goes out over West Kerry
He was born to play, inspired by his older brothers Micheal and Tom — both talented footballers and multiple All-Ireland medal holders, his first cousin — the great Tom Long, the late Dan Kavanagh, Batt Garvey and Mick Murphy. He was determined to wear the green and gold from an early age.
He was encouraged by his mother Beatrice who is reputed to have once declared ‘beating Cork in a Munster final was a far superior achievement than a successful Leaving Cert’.