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Paddy Doherty: The Making of Paddy Mo

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He said: “God rest his lovely, lovely soul and may God help his Mammy and Daddy and his brothers and sisters and all belonging to him.

The defeat by Galway at the same stage in 1965 was avenged in the semi-final before the 100% championship record against Kerry was maintained in the final.

The scene was set for the final showdown...Down v Kerry...Down seeking their first title and Kerry seeking their 20th. There was an amazing atmosphere all over the county as the players prepared for the big day. But they were well prepared and were not over-awed by the great occasion. They led by 0-9 to 0-5 at the interval but Kerry were still in contention until Doherty forced his marker to bring him down in the 'square'. Cool as ever, he stepped up to blast the penalty to the net.

As part of this iconic double All-Ireland winning team, he became a household name and his football abilities were respected and feared by opponents. He was part of the great half-forward line with Seán O'Neill and Paddy Doherty that played a key role in the historic breakthrough of 1960. While supporters and players may have been deeply disappointed, the team management remained optimistic...they were ahead of schedule in their overall plan and were confident that the breakthrough was imminent. An interesting statistic...the 1958 final was the first of 12 consecutive Ulster final appearances for Down! In total, Paddy won three All-Ireland SFC medals, seven Ulster SFC medals, three NFL Medals and seven Railway Cups. He was part of one of the greatest half-forward lines ever seen and his name will always be mentioned when great forwards are spoken about.I view it that it's our responsibility to offer some sort of relief from that pressure and create an environment that is psychologically safe and where they can really express themselves and genuinely grow and develop both on and off the field. Eamonn (Burns) and Ambrose (Rogers). Ambrose was injured for a lot of the campaign but believe me, his influence was great because he was encouraging people, he was motivating people. What happened in ’91 transformed that and what’s interesting about it is that you didn’t really get the sense that it was about to change. There were good players being produced and good players playing Sigerson football as well as good club teams, but there was a sense that there was a Leinster-Munster stranglehold on the All-Ireland because Connacht were also struggling. That free gets longer and longer every time he tells me about it. At one stage he was behind me and I was on the goal-line," said Collins. That’s a concept that may have been hard for those outside the six counties to grasp. For Rouse though, the situation still made Down’s success all the more extraordinary.

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