Henry Shefflin's hurley during the 2014 league final
Henry Shefflin of Kilkenny battling with Cork's Diarmuid O'Sullivan during the 1999 All-Ireland SHC finalEven further back, a young Henry in May 1999On the run for Leinster during the Railway Cup hurling final vs Munster in 2000Henry Shefflin during the 2000 league campaignStepping in the limelight in 2000In action for WIT, with whom he won two Fitzgibbon Cups, in 2000Suspicion of a tug on Henry's jersey from Liam Hodgins of Galway during the 2000 All-Ireland semi-finalHenry Shefflin and DJ Carey parade before the All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Galway in 2001Getting a shot in despite the efforts of the Clare defence during the 2002 All-Ireland finalWith Damien Fitzhenry, slapping on the sun screen during the All Stars trip to Buenos Aires in 2002Battling with another great of the game, Seán Óg Ó hAilpín of Cork, during the 2003 All-Ireland deciderReceiving one of his 11 All Star awards from then GAA President Sean Kelly in 2004Eyes on the prize during the 2004 All-Ireland semi-final against WaterfordTempers flare in the early part of the 2006 All-Ireland quarter-final with Liam Donoghue and Ollie Canning of GalwayShouting encouragement to his Ballyhale Shamrocks team-mates from the sidelines during the Kilkenny county semi-final in 2007Shefflin, winner of the RTÉ Sports Personality of the Year in 2006, with fellow nominees Derval O'Rourke and Katie TaylorLifting the cup for Ballyhale Shamrocks with Tom Coogan after winning the All-Ireland Club title in 2007Battling Seamus Hickey and Stephen Lucey of Limerick in 2007, the year Shefflin captained Kilkenny to the All-Ireland titleMarking three in a row after winning the 2008 All-Ireland SHC titleCelebrating with Brian Cody after Kilkenny's All-Ireland win in 2009On his way back to the Kilkenny dressing room with the Division 1 trophy in 2009In 2010, there was agony in the All-Ireland SHC semi-final, when Shefflin ruptures his cruciate ligament. He would go on to make a stunning recovery in time for the final...... but his joy was short-lived, and he was forced off in that game after just 12 minutesUnder pressure from Padraic Maher of Tipperary during the 2011 All-Ireland SHC finalShefflin and TJ Reid celebrate after the 2011 All-Ireland finalWith Jackie Tyrrell, Tommy Walsh, Eddie Brennan, Michael Fennelly and Brian Hogan, visiting Colin Holden from Ballyhale, Co Kilkenny and his parents Joan and Chris and sister Sarah in 2011Being congratulated by supporters after receiving the Liam MacCarthy cup in 2012In the dugout before the Division 1 semi-final in 2013, a season a stress fracture curtailed his playing timeOne of the bad days: Shefflin receives a second yellow card and then a red from referee Barry Kelly and is sent off during the SHC quarter-final in 2013Celebrating with Kilkenny’s manager Brian Cody after the 2014 All-Ireland finalHenry Shefflin celebrates his 10th All-Ireland title in 2014With his son Henry after the 2014 All-Ireland final replay, having won his 10th All-Ireland titleKing Henry meets 'King' Henry Shefflin at the Kilkenny homecoming after their 2014 All-Ireland winHenry celebrates with the cup after winning his third All-Ireland Club SHC title on 17 March 2015
