P. J. Duke

Cavan's historic win over Kerry in the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final played at the Polo Grounds in New York was arguably P.J.

Team-manager Hughie O'Reilly switched P. J. from Midfield to right half back to mark Batt Garvey who had threatened to win the game on his own.

Duke making spectacular runs out of defence, and the inter-passing speed and skills of Mick Higgins and Tony Tighe.

[1] He again formed a brilliant half back partnership with Simon Deignan & J. J. O'Reilly to reclaim the title in 1948.

[2][3] Duke died while in his prime on 1 May 1950 after a short illness at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin.