Tony Keady: The Official Biography

WHEN TONY KEADY DIED SUDDENLY in August of 2017, at just 53 years of age, a whole county mourned, and the rest of the country stopped in its tracks to say goodbye to a legend of the game of hurling. Except Tony Keady was more than a legend. In 1988, after leading Galway to a second All-Ireland title in succession, he was crowned the greatest hurler in Ireland. He was 25 years of age. But four years later, and still not yet 30, after being wrongly banned for 12 months by the GAA, he was also discarded by his own county, and refused a maroon jersey the very last time he walked out onto Croke Park behind the Galway team. Tony’s wife, Margaret and his daughter Shannon, and his three boys, Anthony, Harry and Jake, have now decided to finish telling the story of a father and a hurler who always asked those around him for ‘110%.’ Tony’s story is told with thanks to his family; Hurler of the Year Joe Canning; his manager, Cyril Farrell, and his teammates and opponents from his playing days.