Tony Leen: Danaher, Kerry and me: A minor matter

By the only metric that matters in Kerry — championship appearances in the green and gold in one of the three acknowledged grades — I was a footballing failure.
Tony Leen: Danaher, Kerry and me: A minor matter
Mon, 18 May, 2020 - 01:00
Tony Leen

Philip Danaher. Picture: INPHO/Alan Betson
Philip Danaher. Picture: INPHO/Alan Betson

By the only metric that matters in Kerry — championship appearances in the green and gold in one of the three acknowledged grades — I was a footballing failure.

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