He’s seen it all.
Ollie Murphy lit up the inter-county scene with the legendary Meath footballers in the late 1990s, scoring the decisive goal when the Royal County won the Sam Maguire in 1999.
Back then he was a diminutive, exuberant corner forward who terrorised the defenders that stood before him. Fast forward 17 years and he’s still doing the same, perhaps minus the speed of foot, but he still has the speed of thought to pick them off.
Murphy’s club, Carnaross, were playing in the Meath Junior D Championship final against Longwood last Saturday, and the evergreen attacker was pivotal in firing them to a 0-13 to 0-6 victory.
The wise head was in top form at Páirc Tailteann, raising four white flags, and in turn sending the crowd into raptures on what was his 42nd birthday.
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It just goes to confirm the old adage, class really is permanent.
The two-time All-Ireland SFC winner and two-time All-star added the Liam Creavin cup to his collection on a great day for him and for the club.
Ollie Murphy leaves to a rapturous reception after inspiring Carnaross to the Junior D title after their 0-13 to 0-6 win over Longwood pic.twitter.com/cORY4oKOwG
— Fergal Lynch (@truefergallynch) October 15, 2017
Now that’s what the GAA is all about.
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As we say in Meath there's only one Ollie Murphy
— Paul Brady (@paulgrange65) October 16, 2017
