A brilliant insight into the man…
The word ‘legend’ gets throw about a lot in the age of social media, fan forums and fan TV (we’re looking at you Arsenal), but there’s no other word that can be used to describe Mick O’Dwyer. He is a living legend.
Irish TV viewers were treated to a special documentary on RTÉ One on Monday night, as Micko, a story of Mick O’Dwyer was brought to their screens, completely narrated by the great man himself.
We see the life of Mick O’Dwyer from Micko the footballer, to Micko the manager winning four in a row with Kerry, to Micko managing Laois to a Leinster title, and a whole lot more in between.
"I'm totally addicted to the game… I'll keep at it until I go into the grave"
'Micko' – Watch the new documentary on the life of the Kerry great on RTÉ One on Monday 8th January, 9.35pm pic.twitter.com/uMW55UT9mq— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) January 4, 2018
Micko is still available for viewers on the RTÉ player and is well worth checking out for anyone that missed it on Monday night, or even if you just want to take it all in again.
Watch it from start to finish and you’ll find numerous quote of the year contenders including our early favourite, a description of Bomber Liston, “A great man for the Mars bars and a packet of Smarties.”
It was impossible not to get caught up in the aura of Micko and what he has given to the GAA throughout his lifetime.
— Henry Shefflin (@ShefflinHenry) January 8, 2018
That was a brilliant piece of tv. No coincidence that success followed him wherever he went. #Micko #legend
— Mike Quirke (@Mike_Quirke) January 8, 2018
“She passed away about four years ago and by God you’d miss someone like that that was always there.
“No matter where you travelled she’d be there when you’d come home.” #Micko pic.twitter.com/4Q2KTCMljf
— Norah Casey (@NorahCasey) January 8, 2018
That was a really lovely piece of television, what a man #Micko
— Conor Heneghan (@conorheneghan1) January 8, 2018
What an incredible man. That was some show #Micko pic.twitter.com/msTUplsqWd
— Rory's Stories (@RorysStories) January 8, 2018
He even had the fresh fade nailed down as a young fella…
There are young lads today mad for a high fade like this #Micko #slick #baller pic.twitter.com/mMn2npcElh
— Ken Dunne (@ken_dunne) January 8, 2018
#micko give me my start when most thought he'd lost the plot. I'll alway be be greatful and honored that I got the opertuniity to have learned from #thegreatest.
— John Doyle (@johnnydoyle78) January 8, 2018
The last hour with Micko I've been educated,enlightened & touched in what was a fantastic piece of history telling the greatest story about the greatest MAN-ager of them all..#Micko
— David Brady (@D9BMayo) January 8, 2018
Is there a more of a GAA man around than #Micko.. managed an u14 team to win at the age of 79! He is exactly what the GAA is about and that’s the love of it no matter where or who he was with he gave it 110%.. super documentary @RTEgaa 👏
— AussieGleeson (@AussieGleeson) January 8, 2018
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