‘Joe was to Gaelic football what Ronaldo is to soccer’

‘Jinkin Joe’ Corcoran, scorer of 20-358 in Mayo inter-county career.

‘Joe was to Gaelic football what Ronaldo is to soccer’
Fri, 03 Nov, 2017 - 00:00
Sean Rice

More than half a century has passed since Joe Corcoran jinked into our consciousness.

And there he has remained, a towering figure, distinctive and eccentric, the standard by which those who followed him have been measured.

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