'He's a phenomenal talent, the greatest player I've seen'

Top jockey on his hurling heroes ahead of Hurling For Cancer day

Davy Russell: passionate Cork fan is involved with Hurling For Cancer charity dayCredit: Patrick McCann

Joe Deane
Cork (1996-2009)

I've been fortunate to have the chance to play with some of my sporting heroes as part of the Hurling For Cancer event that Jim Bolger and I have been fundraising with, and getting to play alongside Joe Deane is something I'll never forget.

The word 'reliable' comes to mind when I think of him. Every time he got on the ball, it was almost as if there was a 99 per cent chance it was going over the bar, and when he struck the ball you could nearly afford to look away.

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Published on 21 July 2017inFeatures

Last updated 13:14, 21 July 2017

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