Heffo - A Brilliant Mind: A Biography of Kevin Heffernan

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The first major biography of the legendary Dublin Gaelic footballer and manager. Kevin Heffernan was a giant amongst GAA men. A giant with a brilliant mind who repeatedly warned everybody that he would not let his own mother get in the way of him winning one more game of football. Heffo was deeply admired and absolutely feared like no other. And like no other manager in the history of the GAA, his strength of mind and brutal toughness as a leader raised an army that was called his own - Heffo's Army. Heffo- A Brilliant Mind tells the Kevin Heffernan story for the first time. It's the story of a boy with the biggest dreams, and a man who lived with triumphs and the greatest regrets. It's the story of a club, and how Heffo and St Vincent's GAA club revolutionized the game of Gaelic football and changed the face of Dublin football forever. It's the story, too, of a great war. Heffo- A Brilliant Mind dramatically re-enacts the battles that Kevin Heffernan fought over four decades as a footballer and a manager in a long and punishing war with Kerry. A war waged by one man with the courage and fearlessness of a true giant.

Liam Hayes was a key member of the successful Meath football team that won All-Ireland titles in 1987 and 1988, and captained the Royals in the year of the now legendary four-game saga against Dublin in 1991. He began his career in journalism at the Meath Chronicle before joining the Sunday Press in 1985. His bestselling account of his years as a Meath footballer Under Our Skins was published in 1992. He wrote a bestselling biography of the great Meath football manager Sean Boylan and has successfully published a number of sports biographies.

It's a great book. * Matt Cooper. Today FM * A fascinating read. * Sean O'Rourke, RTE *