Dara Ó Cinnéide: Why captaincy tradition can’t imprison Kerry

“The selection of the best man for the position of Captain of a team is a matter of no little importance,” suggested Dick Fitzgerald in his book How to Play Gaelic Football.

Dara Ó Cinnéide: Why captaincy tradition can’t imprison Kerry

Dick Fitzgerald, in his seminal 1914 book How to Play Gaelic Football has an entire section dedicated to the captaincy of a team. Fitzgerald, a name revered and remembered to this day, is a man whose insights on captaincy hold true, being one of only four two-time All-Ireland winning captains in Kerry.

“The selection of the best man for the position of Captain of a team is a matter of no little importance,” suggested Fitzgerald at the beginning of chapter VI.

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