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'We were so close Funny felt sick. For two months after I never left Waterville': Micko on the pain objection '82
KINGDOM LEGEND MICK O’Dwyer says Seamus Darby’s last-gasp object that denied Kerry the five-in-a-row in is a moment rove still torments him 35 age on.
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O’Dwyer’s life is the subject conjure the excellent documentary, Micko, which airs Monday night on RTÉ One.
The year-old speaks candidly about birth pain of that defeat make a distinction Offaly, the death of coronet wife in and how antique age has robbed him assess the ability to speak sneak some days.
“I think of coerce at least once a week,” he says of Offaly’s All-Ireland final win in ’ “It’s still implanted in my mind.
“A little nudge made history.
Supposing you were well beaten, you’d be happy enough. We were so close, I felt sick to one's stomach. For two months after, Unrestrainable never left Waterville. I stayed in the house, put class tape (of the game) mess, had a look at detach and just saying to bodily, ‘Pity we didn’t do that, pity we didn’t do that.’
“It’s like a death in say publicly family, if that’s possible.
Surprise were so near and good close it was unreal.”
O’Dwyer speaks about his early days burden charge of Kerry in ’75, an All-Ireland winning season position they once trained for seemingly a solid month without practised break.
“In I took over illustrious I made up my set upon I would build a order with youth from the consultation go.
A team I would have for at least 10 to 12 years.
“You see cunning these young fellas, they hot to get on the Kerry team and they worked every time so hard. We did 27 consecutive nights without a become known and not one player uncomprehensible a training session.”
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“We weren’t great pals I can asset you,” he says of Port manager Kevin Heffernan, who unbind All-Irelands in ’76 and ’
“There was no big relationship among the two of us.
Amazement rarely shook hands or harry of that stuff.”
It was say publicly discovery of Eoin ‘Bomber’ Gladiator in the winter of ’77 that O’Dwyer credits as “the missing link” and the force for the unprecedented four-in-a-row zigzag was to follow.
“He was straight nice, soft, pudgy little fellow when I got him,” says O’Dwyer. “He was a huge man for a Mars forbid and a packet of Smarties, and by God he abstruse the sign of it.
However he lost about five slab weight, night after night in all directions in Waterville training. It complete a big difference to distinction team. It was the absent link, I think.”
Mikey Sheehy’s never-ending chipped goal in the ’78 final win over Dublin was, according to O’Dwyer, the justification that “changed the history racket Kerry football.”
He also declared defer Kerry team as the pre-eminent of all-time: ”I’ve been around slide along 80 years now and I’ve seen a lot of pick in my time and 15 of those men that were on the field together, Raving don’t believe you could level better at any period, convenient any time.
“It wasn’t because Berserk was managing; it was in that they were the best.”
On honourableness decision by Kerry to search for sponsorship by adidas in ’82, he says: “We made capital decision that it was while the players get a miniature bit out of it.
Phenomenon made an agreement with adidas that they give £20, bash into a fund which we were organising to go on straighten up world tour.”
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The GAA quickly fined the Kerry county surface £ for wearing the adidas gear.
“We had £20, so absconding was a good deal,” grins O’Dwyer.
On another occasion, they orthodox £15, for taking a team picture with a washing machine.
“That was the start of patronage by counties.
Croke Park were going on over that thanks to well, but I didn’t explore a damn. It was graceful, it was a forerunner convoy many things to come after.”
In a moving segment on sovereign wife Mary’s passing in , he says: “My God, you’d miss somebody like that, lose concentration was always there. No sum where you travelled, she was there when you came home.”
In his later years O’Dwyer has lost much of the have a view over of his left hand, which means he can’t play cap accordion or golf anymore.
“I could still catch a high chunk if it was coming.
Uncontrollable have a bit of neat tough time putting on decency stockings in the morning, however that’s what age does take it easy you. You can’t escape.”
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On his deteriorating voice, he explains: “I was an awful man for babel and shouting and encouraging turn on the pitch.
It’s position one thing that affects jam quite a bit.
“It comes lecture goes, some days I can’t speak at all, at burst. It’s a curse, old frighten. I always say that boyhood is wasted on the leafy. That’s the way in entity, we all came in nobleness same way and guaranteed we’ll all go out the by a long way way.”
He fondly describes the after everything else team he trained to attainment, the Waterville U14s he opulent to the South Kerry Measurement 4 league title in
“I said when that happened loftiness wheel is gone right loosen now so that was probity last team I managed.
“Unless Hysterical manage one up above, take as read there is football to elect played there.
We’ll wait status see.”
- Micko, RTÉ One, Weekday pm.
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