FORMER Kerry great Din Joe Crowley, who passed away on Friday, will be laid to rest in his home parish of Birdhill, Co Tipperary on Monday.
His remains will repose at Meehan’s Funeral Home in Newport, Co Tipperary this Sunday from 4.30pm with removal at 7.00pm to the Church of Our Lady of the Wayside, Birdhill.
The requiem Mass will be celebrated at 11.30am on Monday.
Din Joe is survived by his wife, Bríd, sons Donnagh, Micheál, Diarmuid and Eamonn, daughters Tara and Olga, daughter-sin-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren, brother Michael and sister Eileen.
The Rathmore clubman was a legend of the game, making an enormous impact when he delivered a man-of-the-match performance in the 1969 All-Ireland final, partnering the great Mick O’Connell at midfield.
A year later, in the famous 80-minute final against Meath, Crowley left an indelible mark on the game when scoring one of the most celebrated goals in the history of All Ireland football finals, following a famous solo run from the middle of the field.
Din Joe made his championship debut against Limerick in 1967 and played 16 championship games for the Kingdom, scoring 2-14 in the process in a relatively short inter-county career that ended in 1971.
A former Garda, he also won three National League titles and three Munster championships and he toured Australia with the Kerry team in 1970.
He won a county Junior Championship medal with Rathmore in their 1969 final victory over Lispole and won three County Championship medals with East Kerry.
