Tony Leen: Dingle create their own special piece of history

There was a sense that this crop of footballers were as much about building a future as the present. The imperative, if unspoken, was there. They duly delivered. 

WEST'S AWAKE: Dingle captain Paul Geaney and teammates celebrate with the Bishop Moynihan cup after their Kerry SFC final win over Austin Stacks at Austin Stack Park in Tralee Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Kerry SFC final: Dingle 2-13 Austin Stacks 1-12

DON’T doubt it, Dingle know too well the significance of the day. Selector Liam O’Connor - a member of the last West Kerry side to win the county in 1984 - received a message from Astoria in Queens, New York. There, a trembling 91-year-old witness to Dingle's winners of 77 years ago was perched early and eager, desperate for the town's own bit of history at Austin Stack Park.