Gaelic Football's Top 20 |
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| Author:
| Keane, Colm |
| Series title: | Mainstream Sport Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84018-886-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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Twenty of the greatest legends in Gaelic soccer history are exclusively profiled in this star-studded companion to the RTE radio series. Among the interviewees are Kerry legend Mick O'Connell and Galway's Sean Purcell, who vividly recount the golden age in the 1950s and 1960s, while Sean O'Neill describes Down's historic breakthrough in 1960. The great Kerry teams of the 1970s and 1980s are also represented by stars including Pat Spillane, Mikey Sheehy, Jack O'Shea, John...
More Description Twenty of the greatest legends in Gaelic soccer history are exclusively profiled in this star-studded companion to the RTE radio series. Among the interviewees are Kerry legend Mick O'Connell and Galway's Sean Purcell, who vividly recount the golden age in the 1950s and 1960s, while Sean O'Neill describes Down's historic breakthrough in 1960. The great Kerry teams of the 1970s and 1980s are also represented by stars including Pat Spillane, Mikey Sheehy, Jack O'Shea, John Egan, and Eoin Liston, while Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney and Brian Mullins assess their most memorable battles with the Kerry giants. Gaelic Football's Top 20 is crammed with anecdotes of the great contests and controversies that have dominated Gaelic soccer in the last half a century. Offering rare insights and behind-the-scenes analysis, it should be essential reading for all fans of Ireland's most popular sport.