How Kieran McGeary went from 'borderline mediocre Tyrone footballer' to All-Ireland champion

All-Ireland winner McGeary felt he had reached a crossroads in his football career

Kieran McGeary of Tyrone with his PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year award for 2021 at RTÉ Studios in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Kieran McGeary admits he regarded himself as “a borderline mediocre Tyrone senior footballer” before this past season.

Crowned PwC footballer of the year by his peers last week, the All-Ireland winner felt he had reached a crossroads in his football career.