Tributes pour in after legendary Kerry boss Mick O’Dwyer dies aged 88

Mick O’Dwyer, one of Gaelic football’s most successful and iconic managers, has died at the age of 88.1The Waterville native re-wrote the book on the game and his list of honours and achievements are second to none.He enjoyed a remarkable 57-year inter-county career as both a player and a manager; winning four All-Ireland titles as a player before guiding the Kingdom to a remarkable eight triumphs across the glory years of the 1970s and ’80s.

Former Kerry player and manager Mick O’Dwyer has died at the age of 88. Pic: Ray McManus / SPORTSFILEO’Dwyer’s battles with Dublin during that era are often cited as the greatest rivalry in the history of Gaelic football..