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O'Dwyer and Finn to receive lifetime awards

Mick O'Dwyer won four All Ireland titles as a player before beginning his managerial career
Mick O'Dwyer won four All Ireland titles as a player before beginning his managerial career

Mick O'Dwyer and Jimmy Finn are to presented with GPA Lifetime Achievement Awards.

The Kerry and Tipperary legends will be honoured at a gathering of more than 300 former county players next Saturday.

O'Dwyer brought the curtain down on six decades of inter-county involvement last year after a career that saw him win four All Ireland titles on the field of play before managing Kerry to the four-in-a-row.

He also enjoyed relative success as manager of Kildare and Laois, winning Leinster titles with both counties, before managing Wicklow to their first-ever Championship win in Croke Park.

Borrisoleigh native Finn won three All Ireland titles with Tipperary in the 1950s, including lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup as captain in 1951 at the tender age of 20.

He also won six National League medals, three Munster titles and two Railway Cups before an eye injury brought his career to an end.

A number of All Ireland winning sides from across the decades are also to be recognised at the ceremony, with representatives of the winning football and hurling sides from 1965, '75, '85, '95 and 2005 expected to be present.

The Former Players Event, which is open to all former county hurlers and footballers, is now in its third year and was initiated by the GPA to help develop a county player alumni.

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