He got them promoted to Division Two where he left them with a place in the Sam Maguire Cup.
He beat Clare on penalties then sent off Tipperary at Semple Stadium, only for Kerry to send them into a last-12 outing with Cork, which they lost.
[1][2] They were ranked 31st of 32 in 2018 and Lee was going to forfeit that year's championship.
[3] In his last year with Limerick, Lee[4] was one of the longest serving inter-county managers on the circuit.
He was part of the selection committee for a new manager and then the others asked him to do the job.