Former GAA president and Mayo All-Ireland winner Mick Loftus has died

A member of Mayo’s last All-Ireland senior winning panel in 1951, he served as GAA president from 1985 to 1987

Former GAA president Dr Mick Loftus at the GAA Congress at NUI Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome in Bekan, Mayo. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Former GAA president Dr Mick Loftus has died at the age of 93.

A member of Mayo’s last All-Ireland senior winning panel in 1951 during a four-year senior career, Crossmolina man Loftus also enjoyed a strong refereeing career, taking charge of two senior football finals in the 1960s, before entering GAA administration.