President Higgins: 'Teddy McCarthy will always hold a special place in the history of Irish sport'

GAA President Larry McCarthy has also extended the sympathies of the association to McCarthy's family.

Teddy McCarthy

President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to the life of Cork GAA star Teddy McCarthy, who died on Tuesday. 

McCarthy's iconic career saw him win Munster and All-Ireland medals in football and hurling and became the only player to do so in the same year in 1990.