Padraig Hampsey: 'We've had some tough days over the last couple of years

Tyrone captain Pádraig Hampsey lifts the Sam Maguire Cup. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

As Padraig Hampsey spoke to Sky Sports after leading Tyrone to All-Ireland, even the Sam Maguire Cup couldn’t compete with his "wee man" for his attention on the Croke Park pitch after the game.

“This wee man is my heart, for me to win this today and for him to look up to me, it’s just great,” said the Tyrone defender, who became just the third man from the county to lift the famous trophy, after Peter Canavan (2003) and Brian Dooher (2005 and 2008).