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Kerry GAA great Mick O'Dwyer dies aged 88

Kerry GAA great Mick O'Dwyer dies aged 88

BBC News03-04-2025
Kerry GAA legend Mick O'Dwyer has died at the age of 88.The Waterville native won four All-Irelands with The Kingdom as a player before taking over as manager and establishing the county as the game's dominant force in the 1970s and '80s.During a period of fierce rivalry with Kevin Heffernan's Dublin, O'Dwyer's Kerry side lifted Sam Maguire eight times in 12 seasons. O'Dwyer also had a hand in 23 Munster titles and 11 National League titles during his more than three decades involved with his native county.He stepped down from Kerry in 1989 and went on to manage Kildare, Laois, Wicklow and Clare.With Kildare, he won a pair of Leinster championships and took the county to the All-Ireland final of 1998, their first since 1935, where they were beaten by Galway.He would add another Leinster title with Laois in 2003, the county's first in 57 years.
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