The times and the joys of Nicky English 

Killarney ‘87 was his Lusail, Tipperary’s deliverance in the replay win over Cork.

BEYOND THE TUNNEL: Nicky English of Tipperary runs out for the 1988 All-Ireland Hurling Final Pic: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Nicky English. Nicky would do. A name woven in Munster Championship lore and now embossed in the provincial Hall of Fame.

The ‘Maradona goal’, the spin and snapshot in Killarney, countless economically lofted points, hundreds of dashing runs. All that elegant trucking ever before Tipp’s famine ended.