Tony Keady ‘made everyone feel like he was their best friend’

In the dressing room immediately after the 1988 All-Ireland final, Tony Keady wrapped his arms around Pearse Piggott.
Tony Keady ‘made everyone feel like he was their best friend’
Fri, 11 Aug, 2017 - 01:00
Christy O’Connor

“Thank you Horsheen,” Keady said to Piggott. “Thank you for getting me ready. Now, will you come with me and (Brendan) Lynskey for a drink?”

Every night at training, Cyril Farrell would put Piggott on Keady. It was all out war.

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