1982 All-Ireland SFC final referee PJ McGrath passes away

28 August 1983; Dublin captain Tommy Drumm, right, shakes hands with Cork captain Christy Ryan, while referee PJ McGrath looks on ahead of the 1983 All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork. Picture credit: Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE

The death has occurred of 1982 All-Ireland senior football final referee PJ McGrath at the age of 79.

The man in the middle for the famous decider which saw Offaly dash Kerry’s five-in-a-row aspirations, Mayo man McGrath was also chairman of his county from 1997 to 2002.