GAA fans are in mourning following the sudden passing of former All-Ireland winning Offaly manager Eugene McGee.
The Longford native famously lead The Faithful County to the senior football title in 1982 by beating Kerry - ending the Kingdom's five-in-a-row bid.
Tributes have poured in for the "tactical genius" who fell ill at a family occasion in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Offaly GAA released a touching statement highlighting Eugene's achievements.
It said: "The modest Longford man never looked for the plaudits, he just in his unassuming way referred to the fact that it was his job to have Offaly ready for that day and the players did the rest.
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"However, that would be a very simplistic view of what this tactical genius had done over the previous five or six years as he moulded a group of players into a team that will be forever remembered when All-Ireland Finals are spoken of.
"Eugene’s departure from this life has left all who were fortunate enough to have known him, with heavy hearts, but also much richer for having had the benefit of his enormous wisdom."
Eugene, who was in his 70s, also managed Cavan, UCD and the International Rules team.
