Brian Fenton: Message from legend Jack O'Shea 'blew my mind'

Fenton’s father Brian senior hails from Spa and the message from Kerry great O’Shea, himself a four-time Texaco Footballer of the Year winner, meant a lot

Brian Fenton of Dublin speaks after receiving his Footballer of the Year award. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Footballer of the year Brian Fenton has revealed how a congratulatory text from Jack O’Shea on Saturday evening “blew his mind”.

Fenton pipped his Dublin team-mate Ciarán Kilkenny and Mayo’s Cillian O’Connor to win the highest individual award in Gaelic football for a second time in three seasons.