Galway All-Ireland three-in-a-row great Seamus Leydon dies aged 81

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Galway All-Ireland three-in-a-row great Seamus Leydon dies aged 81
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Leydon lined out at wing-forward for Galway’s three-in-a-row team in the 1960s.

The Dunmore MacHales native was left corner-forward on the first ever All Star team in 1971.

Advertisement Renowned for his long solo runs and drop-kicks, he became known as ‘The Dunmore Dynamo’ after emerging from the famed St Jarlath’s College in Tuam with a Hogan Cup medal in 1960 when they defeated St Finian’s of Mullingar in the final.

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