VIDEO: Thousands pay respects to Tipperary legend Jimmy Doyle

Thousands of hurling fans queued for hours in Thurles last evening for the removal of Tipperary hurling great Jimmy Doyle, who passed away suddenly on Monday, aged 76.

In a career that spanned three decades, the Thurles Sarsfields Boy Wonder of Hurling, won six senior All-Ireland medals and was named on the Hurling teams of the Millennium and Century, and Hurler of the Year in 1965, when he led Tipperary to their 21st All-Ireland title.

The current Tipperary hurling team joined with former Tipperary and Sarsfields team-mates to form a Guard of Honour last evening as his remains were brought from Sarsfields Social Centre, where they reposed, to the nearby Church of St Joseph and St Bridget.