Hannon became the first three-time All-Ireland winning captain since Christy Ring yesterday but John Kiely insists that making history is the last thing on the Limerick legend's mind.
Hannon, 28, came off injured to a standing ovation in the 62nd minute yesterday, his inspirational work already done on another special day for his team.
“It’s just the sheer honesty of the guy," said Treaty boss Kiely. "I was here in 2013 with him when he had a day where things just didn’t work out for him. He had a really tough time at that stage but he always stuck with it.
"I guarantee that most of the guys around him will tell you that if they make a mistake, one of the first guys that’s down the drainpipe trying to help him out is Declan - he'll be the first to make that reaction, to help somebody else that’s in trouble.
“Thankfully, being the guy he is, he carries the captaincy very lightly. He doesn’t take it as being something for him, he takes it as being something that’s representative of the group.
“He will always put the group before himself and I think that’s what makes him a great captain. That’s what we would hope all our players would espouse but he does it really, really well from the front.
“You’ll never see him getting upset by a mistake. He’ll only react as to how he can make up for that mistake - whether it’s his or somebody else’s.
“So I think that’s what is great about Declan. The fact that he has been captain for the last couple of All-Irelands isn’t an important factor at all.
"The record books will reflect that but to Declan it won’t be up there. He will value his contribution to the group far higher.”
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