Tributes have been paid to Galway GAA great Noel Tierney who died at the age of 82. The towering full-back from Milltown won three All-Irelands in a row for Galway from 1964-66. He is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest full-backs to ever play the game.

Galway GAA are mourning the passing of former player Noel Tierney after his death at 82. Tierney won three All-Ireland crowns in a row with the Tribesmen between 1964 and 1966. A prodigious full back,

GARRYMORE GAA Club have expressed sympathy following the passing of legendary Galway footballer, Noel Tierney, at the age of 82. Tierney, who passed away in recent days, was one of the standout players on the Galway team that won three All-Ireland titles in a row between 1962 and 1964.

Famed Galway full-back Noel Tierney has died, aged 82.From the Milltown club, Tierney won three senior All-Irelands in a row with the great Galway team of 1964-66. Renowned for his high fielding, he was named footballer of the year after the first of those successes.

GALWAY FOOTBALL GREAT Noel Tierney has died at the age of 82. Tierney won three senior All-Irelands in-a-row from 1964 to 1966, and was crowned Texaco/Caltex Footballer of the Year in ’64, aged 22. The Milltown full-back also won a minor All-Ireland medal (1960),

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,