Current stars still inhabit the role of which the Cork legend remains the archetype. But while the huge commitment is still there, elite players’ belief in the game is being eroded
The story of Christy Ring’s final walk across the pitch in Croke Park has a melancholy shade. It was a few hours after the 1978 All-Ireland hurling final. “In the fading light of the September evening he searched about with little confidence for a presentation watch which fell from his wrist when, as a selector, he rushed out to greet the Cork team which had beaten Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final,” reported Val Dorgan in …
- May 7, 2022
