Dad’s advice crucial, says rising star Egan

IRISH starlet John Egan has hailed the influence his father, Kerry football legend John Egan Senior, has had on his fledgling career.

Egan Snr was a central figure in the most successful period in Kerry’s history, winning six All-Ireland titles in an inter-county career that spanned from 1975 to 1984.

Now his son is making waves in a different code. The talented defender was an unused sub in Sunderland’s recent Premier League games against Manchester United and Fulham and a first team debut can’t be too far away.