Nov 12,2024
Galway football legend Noel Tierney has died at the age of 82.
The Milltown clubman won three All-Irelands in a row from 1964-66, starring from full-back in the famed Tribesmen team.
He was named the Texaco/Caltex Footballer of the Year in 1964 at the age of 22, the highest honour in the game in the pre All-Stars era.
The 2024 Footballer of the Year Paul Conroy was in Milltown just last week for a well-attended event to celebrate Tierney's life and career, at which the guest of honour - who had been ill in recent years - spoke.
His career was destined for greatness from a young age, winning a minor All-Ireland in 1960.
His other honours included five Connacht Championships and a National League title with Galway in 1965, plus two Railway Cups with Connacht, including as captain in 1969.
With Milltown he won a Galway SFC title in 1971, their first ever county championship win.
Tierney was pre-deceased by his son Fergal and is survived by his wife Peggy, son Martin and daughters Aoife and Mairead.
