Mikey Sheehy and John O’Leary speak to The42 about their memories of Paddy Cullen.
SOME YEARS AGO, two men who had once known each other as rivals, were enjoying a drink together as lifelong friends in a pub in Dublin.
They only ever spoke about the goal a few times, mainly whenever someone else would bring it up in their company. So, as they enjoyed a quiet pint, Paddy leaned in to get his friend’s views on what happened“What’s that, Paddy?”, came the reply.John O’Leary was 13 in 1974. He hadn’t quite started playing competitive football at underage level yet, but already, he had a vision for the kind of player he wanted to be.
“In 74, two of our club, Georgie Wilson and Stephen Rooney were on the Dublin team so that brought us close to the team. But Paddy Cullen was my hero, not realising that by the time he finished playing, I was ready to start playing so I followed into the position after he left.” “He was thinking in goals like an outfield player. He just didn’t want to get rid of the ball when he got it. In those days, a lot of keepers kicked it as far as they could. Himself and Billy Morgan were similar and they laid the foundations for what’s going on now.
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