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05th Dec 2014

Seamus Callanan’s tribute to JJ Delaney on Twitter mentions epic hook

Delaney's hook on Callanan was one of the greatest moments in this year's GAA championship

Kevin McGillicuddy

The man at the receiving end of THAT HOOK pays his respects to the teak-tough Fenains man

JJ Delaney has called it a day for the Kilkenny hurlers and it’s no surprise that Twitter has lit up with tributes to the unbelievable defender.

Delaney’s legend was enhanced even further this year with an epic hook on Seamus Callanan in the All-Ireland final replay and the Tipperary man has shown a really classy touch with his tweet:

We still can’t figure out how the 9-time All-Ireland winner got anything on it at all to stop a certain goal:

Callanan wasn’t the only Tipperary man to pay tribute either with Paraic Maher also praising the veteran full-back:

https://twitter.com/podzo21/status/540831750315069440

Eddie Brennan also took to social media to pay his own unique tribute to an ex-teammate

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