Former Dublin skipper Seán Doherty dies aged 78

'The Doc' won three All-Ireland medals and five Leinster medals.

RIP: 1974 Dublin All-Ireland winning captain Seán Doherty during the GPA Football Legends Lunch at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Seán Doherty, the captain of Dublin’s breakthrough 1974 All-Ireland SFC winning team, has died at the age of 78 following a short illness.

Affectionately known as “The Doc” in a team featuring two medical practitioners, David Hickey and Pat O’Neill, whereas he was a plumber who would go on to become a successful publican, the teak-tough full-back won three All-Ireland medals and five Leinster medals in a sterling career.