Legends Night
'The Legends' - from Tipperary's 3-in-a-row All-Ireland hurling winning team 1949/50/51;
Mayo's winning footballers of 1950/51 and the Irish Rugby Triple Crown/Grand Slam team
of 1949-1951:

Taken at the ' Legends Night' , organised by the Tipperary Supporters Club in Dublin 's
Burlington Hotel 10 th February 2007 , on eve of historic Ireland v France rugby game at
Croke Park .

Back Row : Babs Keating ; M O'Muircheartaigh; (Michael Murphy ,Enfer - Sponsor ); Mick Mulderrig (Mayo);
Mick Loftus(Mayo ) Jimmy Finn ; Eamon Mongey(Mayo ); Pat Stakelum; Tony Reddan; Jack Kyle (R);
Paddy Reid (R); Mick Lane (R); Mick Ryan ; Karl Mullen (R)
Front Row : John Costigan (Chairman , Tipp. Co. Board); Sean Kelly(GAA); Jimmy Kennedy;
Fr. Peter Quinn(Mayo);Colm Callan ( R) John Doyle; John Everard; Jim McCarthy(R)

Three Captains; Pat Stakelum of Holycross-Ballycahill, Captain of the 1949 team and legendary Tipperary centre-back
shown here with star footballer Eamonn Mongey of Mayo and Karl Mullen, who captained Ireland as hooker
on the breakthrough team (whose Grand Slam win has yet to be matched by an Irish rugby team)

3 more of the 1949/50/51 heroes - Tony Reddan (Lorrha) chosen as goalkeeper on the
GAA's 'Millenium' team; Mick Ryan (Roscrea )  chosen as centre-forward on Tipp's 'Century' 
team in good company here with  John Everard (Moyne).

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