Always willing to suffer, Larry Tompkins became Cork’s game-changer

He now resides forever in the GAA Hall of Fame but Larry Tompkins came close to obscurity.

Always willing to suffer, Larry Tompkins became Cork’s game-changer
Sat, 26 Oct, 2019 - 07:30
Kieran Shannon

He now resides forever in the GAA Hall of Fame but Larry Tompkins came close to obscurity.

Instead of being a legend, one even Alex Ferguson and his Manchester United staff would bow to, he was nearly a myth, just a tall tale of those who’d claim to have seen him play some time in Newbridge or New York.

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