What better day to harken back to legendary GAA days gone by?
The biggest footballing weekend of the year is now a memory – bitter for some, exultant for others,
On Sunday, Dublin and Kerry put the finishing touches on the championship summer. Brian Fenton and Bernard Brogan were among the Dublin players that inspired their side to their 25th Sam Maguire.
In 2015, where it’s all sports science this and hawk-eye that, Gaelic football is a world away from the eras celebrated in two videos from Ford that remembers the fabled rivalry between two of the biggest powerhouses in the sport.
As Jim Gavin’s men wake up as champions of Ireland, we harken back to the famous days of Heffo’s Army.
Kevin Heffernan took charge of Dublin in the mid 1970s and rallied the troops to defy their underdog status that had been thrust upon them by doubtful pundits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn7BNibieYw
Dublin took on Galway on 22 September 1974 and brought Sam Maguire back to the Capital for the first time in over a decade which became the spark that ignited a legendary legacy as Heffo went on to deliver two more All-Irelands to the so-called “SuperDubs.”
The celebration of Kerry’s unprecedented success goes all the way back to 1931 when the Kingdom stormed the States before coming home and securing their third successive Sam Maguire and tenth overall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfS1RG0gkC0
In years to come, squads could do no worse than giving these videos a gander to garner some inspiration for great deeds ahead.
