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13th June 2015
01:41pm BST

2. Martin McHugh got slammed for calling him a two-trick pony.
Forgive him Lord for he knows not what he's shiteing on about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTFldkyJJhM
3. He's suffered a dreaded knee injury.
A country gasped in horror.
4. But he's come back better than ever.
A country united in celebration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQmOAJVw0pU
5. He was willing to help Kerry in any way to win last year's All-Ireland.
He was always ready with the foam roller, day or night.
6. Brian O'Driscoll put him up on the Second Captains good wall.
BOD recognises greatness when he sees it.
https://twitter.com/johnny_ryan11/status/596072227403075584
7. He gets cranky
"This is my field".
8. And he makes defenders cranky.
"What are you smiling about".
9. Paul Galvin loves him.
'Gooch that day of the (2007) All-Ireland final. That time is burned into my head. 1:50pm, less than two hours to the biggest day of our lives and he’s fast asleep in the hotel bed. When I woke him, he had a stretch. He has that coolness. It’s cold.'H/T to Irish Examiner
10. He was a mascot in the 1992 All-Ireland club final.
He loved it so much he came back and made it his own playground.
https://twitter.com/gaanostalgia/status/580789229011222528
11. Dropping his name gets you access to anywhere.
We're trying it in Coppers next week.
https://twitter.com/Dorarcaa/status/249900937118892036
12. His injury meant the Championship was a duller place last year.
The Kerry kitman saved him from having to wear a blue scrub. Good work.
https://twitter.com/colmcooper13/status/437233797105733632
https://twitter.com/CKKilkenny93/status/435435237943033857
13. He makes sure to double check every taxi after this.
"You'll never believe who I had in the back yesterday".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo8WmCz7qr0
14. His Twitter game is strong.
https://twitter.com/colmcooper13/status/596038738372861953
https://twitter.com/colmcooper13/status/580820098992197633
https://twitter.com/colmcooper13/status/328599960444612608
15. He calmed Darragh O Se's nerves in an All-Ireland final
Breathe in and out and pray we don't get a 45.
16. His second favourite jersey is the Dublin one. The inside-out look is popular in downtown Killarney.H/T to Irish Times
17. He's broken Mayo's hearts too many times to remember
Hearts, dreams, lives...he's broken everything in Mayo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDZA1huRsI
18. He told Kieran Donaghy what to do in a one-on-one which came in handy in last year's All-Ireland final.
Place it, don't blast it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlbCeCOSO4s
19. Gary Monk is his twin
We'll admit Gary probably does have slightly better hair.
20. His favourite TV show is the Simpsons so here he is as a character South Park
"Kerr-ah".
21. He's the only ginger we want to see in Croke Park this summer.
Could Ed Sheeran score points off both feet? Doubtful.
22. He weighed just slightly more than a bag of sugar in his first All-Ireland final.
63.5029 bags of sugar to be precise.
https://twitter.com/MooneyOwen/status/350336748695482368
23. He doesn't need to put a toe under the ball to pick it up.
Well, James O'Donoghue what do you think of that?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YB77OQtQ3o&t=0m10s
24. His goals at club level in Kerry are legendary
That finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3TcT5E-ckk
25. Everyone loves him.
Say aaah.
(And one more for luck). Here's the full story of his #TheToughest Road Back to recovery.
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