Continuing a proud family tradition for Dublin

Barney Rock is pretty sure that Dean, his son, was in the main stand in Navan the day Dublin beat Westmeath in the 1996 Championship.

The only son among four children, Dean was just six then and perhaps failed to grasp the gravity of the occasion as his father managed Westmeath against the county he’d starred for.

As it panned out, Barney didn’t upset the Dublin supporters too much as the reigning All-Ireland champions streaked to a comfortable 10-point win.