Galway Advertiser 1985/1985_08_29/GA_29081985_E1_015.pdf 

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T H E D U G G A N B R O T H E R S -- From left: Paddy, Jimmy and Sean -- w h o carried the great Galway tradition through the 50's and 60's.

GALWAY HURLING OVER FOUR DECADES
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Says Paddy 'Mogan' Duggan
The legendary Mick King w h o w a s an inspiration to Paddy (Mogan) Duggan.

JUST as the Connollys of Castlegar were the hurling family most associated with Galway in the 70s and 80s, similarly with the Duggans of College Road and Liam Mellowes in the 50s. Seanie

Jimmy, still a great man to coach youngsters, started as of the eagle eye was Gal way's greatest ever goalkeeper, a forward and finished as a superb half back. The third of the trio 'Mogan' or Paddy was arguably the best sticksman of the family. H e is still very keen on the game.

Mick King
'Mogan' won two Galway Senior Hurling Champion ship medals with Liam Mellowes and played for Galway first in 1950 in the National Hurling League before coming onto the Championship panel in 1953. Who was the biggest influence on his burling interest? 'As a child I knew Mick King. He used to carry me on the bar of his bike, on a Sunday morning to what we called ' T h e L e v e l ' at Renmore to meet Miko Cunningham. They would play hurling all morning and I would be behind the goal throwing back the ball. King was a stylist and Cunning ham the hardest hitter of a ground ball from the shortest swing -- the swing never passed the line of bis elbow'.

I had the above penned when Paddy rang me and said 'You caught me on the hop so to speak. There are three men I forgot to mention, whom I couldn't overlook. Namely M . J. 'Inky' Flaherty either as a back or as a forward; F r . M a t t O ' C o n n o r who was a great hurler as a student and Bernie P o w e r of course ( I saw him point a 95 yards free one day in T u a m v . Turloughmore). And these Paddy (Mogan) Duggan who played in the famous 1953 All-Ireland Final are the three best games I and looks back on the great Galway saw -- the 1944 semi final v. hurlers. Cork in Ennis; the 1951 N H L home final v. Wexford influenced his hurling life and another great game v. were Sean T u r k e 'his Cork in Limerick in the 1952 dedication to Mellowes and semi final.' hurling was exemplary' and Sam Maguire Tom Holland the caretaker at The Sportsground 'always hand a hurley and ball to play hurling with Jamesey and myself. H e played for Galway in the 30s. It wasn't often we had a ball in those times.'

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Surprised
' I was surprised when Galway beat Cork. That's putting it mildly. They were wonderful -- everyone of them, so I won't single anyone out. It was the best wet day display I have ever seen from a hurling team. I f they play with the same spirit against Offaly we will win. We will have to win. But there can be no dilly-dallying like happened in the '81 "tal.'

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I took Mogan on a stroll down memory lane in hurling. Who were the men he a d m i r e d ? Vincent Bastion the handyman from Waterford, as clean as a die, never pulled a false stroke; IT is with great pleasure I accept this kind invitation to Josie Gallagher -- the contribute a brief message to the Galway Advertiser'* greatest ever to cut a sideline All-Ireland supplement. It gives me an ideal ball; F r . P a d d y Gantley -- his overhead play was sheer opportunity, on behalf of the Association in the County, to thank the Editor for his continued coverage of (Jaelic perfection; Jimmy Brophy and W i l l i e Fahy -- two Games affairs through the widely read 'Sam Maguire' great backs; Christy Ring column. The inauguration in recent years of the -- the daddy of them all. Galway Advertiser GAA Sports Star Awards is very M i c k M a c k c y too, I saw muck appreciated as it gives an excellent opportunity to them all in the Sportsground playing in Railway Cup honour the individual sporting feats of our footballers games. and hurlers. Our wish must be that the September Award will go to one of our hurlers for his part in helping Galway achieve its third All-Ireland Senior Holland A n d hurling title. Rath de oraibh. David McGann (County Chairman)

BERNIE P O W E R who held the legendary Christy Ring scoreless in Connacht's magnificent victory in the 1947 Railway Cup at Croke Park.

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IT is the regular chant of Galway supporters now just when the county is about to achieve a spectacular success or when the maroon and white is making a comeback, especially in a Croke Park setting. When did it all begin? In 1966 Mayo won the Minor All-Ireland final on the same day as Galway won the last of their threein-a-row Senior football titles. In the Minor final we heard the chant Mayo! Mayo! Mayo! for the first time. Galway not to be outdone produced an even better Galway! Galway! Galway! chant in the Senior game. It caught on and ever since as I wrote earlier we have had this war cry, and I am told by the players that it means a lot to them too. So Galway supporters are urged to give us Galway! Galway! Galway! in loud voice for the '85 final. 'S.M.'

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