Tommy Dwyer won two senior football championship titles with Tinryland. He went on to play for the Carlow senior footballers, Leinster in the Railway Cup and represented Ireland in the International Rules series against Australia in Ireland where he played alongside some of the greatest footballers in the sport.
He still goes to games and will be in Portlaoise on Saturday when his native county take on Laois.
He knows football has evolved since he last put on a Carlow senior jersey and has nothing but the greatest respect for the current crop of footballers.