THERE’S BEEN A wave of tributes to Tipperary’s Eoin Kelly in the wake of his retirement. Ex-Premier colleagues have been keen to tip their hat towards the Mullinahone man.
The best I have and will ever see!inspired me to want to play for tipp!lucky to play with him for6yrs! #hero #myidol pic.twitter.com/NaRBbowrr5— Noel McGrath (@GrathNoel) December 1, 2014
The best I have and will ever see!inspired me to want to play for tipp!lucky to play with him for6yrs! #hero #myidol pic.twitter.com/NaRBbowrr5
Inspirational player, a magnificent captain and a dressing room icon.What a pleasure to have worked with him for 3 years. #greatest #EK13— Liam Sheedy (@LiamLsheedy) December 1, 2014
Inspirational player, a magnificent captain and a dressing room icon.What a pleasure to have worked with him for 3 years. #greatest #EK13
Best hurler Tipp ever produced!! A pleasure to take the field with a childhood hero..the complete forward..sheer class #inspirational #EK13— Seamie Callanan (@seamiecallanan) December 1, 2014
Best hurler Tipp ever produced!! A pleasure to take the field with a childhood hero..the complete forward..sheer class #inspirational #EK13
Sad to say Eoin Kelly won't be in the blue and gold again. The complete forward and inspiration to all of us. Happy retirement lad #legend— Brendan Cummins (@BrenCummins1) December 1, 2014
Sad to say Eoin Kelly won't be in the blue and gold again. The complete forward and inspiration to all of us. Happy retirement lad #legend
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Outside Tipperary there’s been plenty of praise coming in for Kelly as well.
Best wishes to EK13 on his retirement. Great leader for tipp over the years & scores over his shoulder were class #respect #enjoy— Henry Shefflin (@ShefflinHenry) December 1, 2014
Best wishes to EK13 on his retirement. Great leader for tipp over the years & scores over his shoulder were class #respect #enjoy
Best of luck to Eoin Kelly on retirement #topplayer. Will there be anyone left playing hurling next year!!!!— Tom Kenny (@tomken81) December 1, 2014
Best of luck to Eoin Kelly on retirement #topplayer. Will there be anyone left playing hurling next year!!!!
Just home from training & heard Eoin Kelly retired! Another great gone! Gifted hurler, possibly the greatest forward we witnessed from Tipp— Brian Carroll (@BrianCarroll13) December 1, 2014
Just home from training & heard Eoin Kelly retired! Another great gone! Gifted hurler, possibly the greatest forward we witnessed from Tipp
And there’s been lots of others with Tipperary links who wanted to pay tribute to Kelly as well.
Happy retirement to Eoin Kelly, inspirational player and captain, super role model and most importantly a true gent #thegreatest— Declan Browne (@dbrowne15) December 1, 2014
Happy retirement to Eoin Kelly, inspirational player and captain, super role model and most importantly a true gent #thegreatest
What a player Eoin Kelly was. A hero to all Tipp people.Eoin Kelly over the shoulder v Limerick,an epic performance #memories#EK13— Naomh Mhuire (@StMarys_HC) December 1, 2014
What a player Eoin Kelly was. A hero to all Tipp people.Eoin Kelly over the shoulder v Limerick,an epic performance #memories#EK13
And also to John O'Brien who retired the other day...another Tipp legend. On the senior panel since he was 18 #SomeManToCatchABall— matthew macklin (@mattmacklin) December 1, 2014
And also to John O'Brien who retired the other day...another Tipp legend. On the senior panel since he was 18 #SomeManToCatchABall
Eoin Kelly has retired. Tipp supporters loved him like no other. Thanks for the countless memories Eoin #legend pic.twitter.com/0J2sRyottK— Tipperary Supporters Club (@TippSupporters) December 1, 2014
Eoin Kelly has retired. Tipp supporters loved him like no other. Thanks for the countless memories Eoin #legend pic.twitter.com/0J2sRyottK
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Shefflin, Sheedy, McGrath and Maher all pay tribute to Tipperary's Eoin Kelly
THERE’S BEEN A wave of tributes to Tipperary’s Eoin Kelly in the wake of his retirement. Ex-Premier colleagues have been keen to tip their hat towards the Mullinahone man.
Noel McGrath
Liam Sheedy
Seamus Callanan
Brendan Cummins
Padraic Maher
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Outside Tipperary there’s been plenty of praise coming in for Kelly as well.
Henry Shefflin
Tom Kenny
Brian Carroll
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And there’s been lots of others with Tipperary links who wanted to pay tribute to Kelly as well.
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