Obituary: All-Ireland winning Down captain and coaching guru, Joe Lennon

Footballer, teacher, trailblazer - we remember All-Ireland winning captain Joe Lennon

Obituary: All-Ireland winning Down captain and coaching guru, Joe Lennon

The mid-to-late 1950s was a period of flux unlike any seen before or since in Ulster football.

In 1956, Tyrone lifted the Anglo-Celt Cup for the first time; the following year, they retained it and in 1958, Derry captured their debut title.

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