The trailblazers: Spa goalkeeper Paudie O’Mahoney was the only Killarney and East Kerry player that lined out on the Kerry team for their memorable 1975 All-Ireland final clash with Dublin, a game that marked the beginning of the Golden Years from Kerry football. Back, from left, Paudie Lynch, Paudie O’Mahoney, Pat Spillane, Tim Kennelly, John O’Keeffe, John Egan, Brendan Lynch and Ger Power. Front, from left, Denis Ogie Moran, Páidí Ó Sé, Mikey Sheehy, Jimmy Deenihan, Mickey Ned O’Sullivan, Pat McCarthy, Ger O’Keeffe and Leo Griffin (bagman).
