I was ‘pretty close’ to quitting after knee injury, admits Colm Cooper

Kerry great Colm Cooper admits he was ‘pretty close’ to quitting football because of his knee injury.

The Kingdom icon turned the corner on 14 months of injury heartache when he appeared as a sub against Tyrone on Sunday. He came on after 62 minutes in Omagh and set up Kieran Donaghy for the equaliser in a crucial Allianz football league draw.

But in a revealing mini documentary shot by AIB, the Gooch conceded his injuries were so severe he would have had to quit the game if it was 20 years ago. The eight-time All Star suffered cruciate knee ligament damage and a fractured knee cap during an All-Ireland club semi-final tie in February, 2014.