Tributes have been paid to the Galway Gaelic footballer, Sean Purcell, who died last night at the age of 76.
He was recognised by many football enthusiasts as the greatest player of all time.
Purcell was picked at centre-forward on the GAA/An Post 'Team of the Millennium' and the 'Team of the Century'.
His name was inextricably linked to that of his team-mate Frank Stockwell, and they became known as the Terrible Twins.
His achievements included winning ten Galway Senior Football Championship titles, an All-Ireland Senior Football medal with Galway and three Railway Cup medals with Connacht.
Recently, he was awarded an honorary degree at a ceremony at NUI Galway.
In a tribute, the RTÉ broadcaster, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, said Sean Purcell was known as ‘The Master’ and his performance on the pitch and kind deeds off it were always executed with a certain grace and elegance.
Sean Purcell's extradordinary career will be remembered at GAA events throughout the country today.
He died after a short illness, and is survived by his two sons and four daughters.
