O’Neill had great football brain, says Tompkins

The late Terry O’Neill has been described by Larry Tompkins as having a great football brain.

O’Neill, who died on Wednesday after a short illness, led Bantry Blues to the 1998 Cork county SFC title, defeating Duhallow in the final. He had been nominated as a Cork selector by Bantry after their 1995 county win (managed by Dr Denis Cotter, who also died recently) and was similarly chosen in the wake of 1998.