Dan McCartan during the Down 1960/61 Jubilee team presentation before the 2010 GAA Football All-Ireland Championship Finals, Croke Park, Dublin. Photo by Sportsfile
Another legend of Down football, Dan McCartan, has sadly passed.
The Carryduff clubman won three All-Ireland medals with the Mourne County in 1960, 1961, and 1968 and eight Ulster senior championships.
His stellar inter-county career began in 1958 and lasted for 19 years during which time he was one of the greatest central defenders of his era.
He continued playing club football into his 50s, even playing alongside his son Mark who won an All-Ireland medal with Down himself in 1991.
His involvement in Gaelic games beyond the playing fields was significant too. He was a team manager, delegate to Congress, County Youth Officer, and a great champion of handball.
Ar dheis de go raibh a anam.