MICK O’DWYER HAS brought the curtain down on a remarkable senior inter-county management career that stretches back to 1975.
The Waterville native has overseen the fortunes of Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Wicklow and Clare in almost four decades patrolling the sidelines.
But what was his greatest achievement? Certainly his feats with Kerry will grab the headlines for the amount of silverware he accumulated with a sublimely talented outfit.
Yet in the context of their lowly base, was it more admirable to succeed in Leinster with Kildare? Or to end the long search for provincial glory by Laois? And even with Wicklow, he managed to steer them on a remarkable qualifier run in 2009.
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1984-86: Bouncing back from the disappointment of '82 to complete an All-Ireland three-in-a-row (447)
2009: Winning four senior championship games in the one season with Wicklow and taking them to the last 12 (381)
1998: Ending Kildare's 42-year wait for a Leinster senior football title (257)
2000: Winning another Leinster crown with Kildare after a replay victory over Dublin. (169)
1978-81: Lifting the Sam Maguire for four successive years (140)
2003: Ending the 57-year drought Laois had endured without a Leinster senior football title. (93)
1975: Claiming the All Ireland senior title at the first attempt as Kerry boss (9)
POLL: What was Mick O'Dwyer's greatest managerial achievement?
MICK O’DWYER HAS brought the curtain down on a remarkable senior inter-county management career that stretches back to 1975.
The Waterville native has overseen the fortunes of Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Wicklow and Clare in almost four decades patrolling the sidelines.
But what was his greatest achievement? Certainly his feats with Kerry will grab the headlines for the amount of silverware he accumulated with a sublimely talented outfit.
Yet in the context of their lowly base, was it more admirable to succeed in Leinster with Kildare? Or to end the long search for provincial glory by Laois? And even with Wicklow, he managed to steer them on a remarkable qualifier run in 2009.
Let us know what you think from the following options:
Poll Results:
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