'Fathers will tell their grandchildren': GAA community reacts to Shefflin's retirement

From inter-county peers to people who just loved to watch him do his thing, here are some tributes paid to The King today.

TWITTER HAD BEEN well flagged about Henry Shefflin’s likely retirement today, but that doesn’t mean anyone has (or, likely, will) grow tired of paying homage to The King.

Here’s a taster of how Twitter reacted to the news from Langtons.

High praise from another code

@ShefflinHenry the greatest of the greats. A leader and humble. Had great team around him too. But top of the pile for me. Enjoy retirement
— Tomás Ó Sé (@tomas5ky) March 25, 2015

Tomás Ó Sé / Twitter

And a fierce rival

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Shefflin clearly has his work cut out carrying all the medal around

Henry Shefflin leaving press conference with all his medals! Joy to watch him play the game. Will go down as the best pic.twitter.com/kkgHjPaBGu
— Mark McHugh (@MarkMcHugh1) March 25, 2015

Mark McHugh / Twitter

A pleasure to watch

Best wishes to the gentleman that is @ShefflinHenry on his retirement. It has been my great pleasure to watch him playing over last 16 yrs.
— Michael Duignan (@DuignanMichael) March 25, 2015

Michael Duignan / Twitter

And play with

A pleasure to have played with @ShefflinHenry, his attitude, skill set & work rate made him very special & a great leader & person. #TheKing
— Jackie Tyrrell (@MrJackieTee) March 25, 2015

Jackie Tyrrell / Twitter

A trailblazer

What a career @ShefflinHenry had for @KilkennyCLG & @BallyhaleGAA . His achievements will never be repeated. #GOAT #GAA
— Barry Cahill (@barrycahilldub) March 25, 2015

Barry Cahill / Twitter

And a trendsetter

I first picked wearing a green helmet because he wore it. A hero and a friend. The greatest there ever was! #TheKing👑 pic.twitter.com/ftEPVvAT63
— Paul Murphy (@PaulMurphykk) March 25, 2015

Paul Murphy / Twitter

He made the team better

There were many things that made Shefflin great,for me it was how he always made his team mates look better. Ultimate team player #KingHenry
— Tomás Quinn (@mossyquinn) March 25, 2015

Tomás Quinn / Twitter

It was only right

Delighted to see Henry Shefflin go out at the top #KingHenry #Legend
— Mark Ward (@markward9) March 25, 2015

Mark Ward / Twitter

The numbers don’t lie

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There aren’t many true greats of the game, so the sentiments are familiar

To paraphrase Jack Lynch on Christy Ring, "And men who are fathers now will tell their grandchildren with pride they saw Shefflin play."
— Dave Hannigan (@daveyhannigan) March 25, 2015

Dave Hannigan / Twitter

A brave effort at photoshop

Who said my skill with photography and editing isn't as good as my skill with words. Or maybe it is! #KingHenry pic.twitter.com/zcONDklb00
— Ewan MacKenna (@EwanMacKenna) March 24, 2015

Ewan MacKenna / Twitter

The bottom line

Greatest hurler I have ever seen. #kinghenry #fíorlaoch
— Mark Moloney (@moloneymark) March 25, 2015

Mark Moloney / Twitter

Enjoy it

What a player .. What a career .... The best I ever seen on a hurling pitch @ShefflinHenry . Enjoy your well earned break from the cats 👍👍
— Conor.mortimer ⚽️ (@Conmort) March 25, 2015

Conor.mortimer / Twitter

'Fathers will tell their grandchildren': GAA community reacts to Shefflin's retirement

High praise from another code

And a fierce rival

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Shefflin clearly has his work cut out carrying all the medal around

A pleasure to watch

And play with

A trailblazer

And a trendsetter

He made the team better

It was only right

The numbers don’t lie

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

There aren’t many true greats of the game, so the sentiments are familiar

The bottom line

Enjoy it

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