Dublin legend Brian Mullins was like a barracuda among goldfish at midfield
Kevin Heffernan’s protégé was the engine room of the Sky Blue revolution
Kerry's Jack O'Shea and Dublin 's Brian Mullins tussle for the ball during the All-Ireland final in 1978. Photo: Independent Archives
Jack O’Shea’s memory of his first day pitched into the roaring jet stream of Brian Mullins’s presence runs faithful to all we came to know of the Dublin colossus.
It was a 1976 National League game in Tralee, O’Shea making only his second senior outing in the green and gold. Before the start, he felt like a goldfish being pitched into battle with a barracuda.
