It’s 16 years since he was on an inter-county field; 22 years since he did something no-one else in the GAA has ever done.
When the full-time whistle blew for the 1990 All-Ireland football final, Cork had won the double and Teddy McCarthy had won his second All-Ireland medal in two weeks.
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