Galway three-in-a-row All-Ireland winner Séamus Leydon has died at the age of 81 in Kildare.
The Dunmore MacHales native was a vital member of Galway’s legendary side that beat Kerry in All-Ireland finals in 1964 and 1965, and then Meath in 1966.
Leydon was included on the Cú Chullain teams of 1965 and 1966 before being selected in the left corner forward position in the first ever All-Star team in 1971.
In 1999, the ‘Dunmore Dynamo’ was voted onto Galway’s ‘Team of the Millennium’ in a tribute to one of finest forwards in Galway’s history.
At club level, he was a central figure in the Dunmore MacHales team that dominated Galway football during the 1960s, winning titles in 1961, 63, 66, 68 and 69.
The 81-year-old died in Kildare and is survived by his wife Angela, daughter Cliona and son Barry.
