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It's a big disappointment to appear in three finals in four years and not win one. To get so close makes it harder to accept, but I firmly believe that the lack of a reliable free-taker cost us two finals. The '71 result was upsetting because if we had put the ball over the bar from placed balls like
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to name but a few. "Centre back was certainly the position I had the greatest love for and to win two All-Stars there gave me great personal satisfaction. Such awards are nice bonuses as was the
National league medal, but everything is only secondary to All-Ireland Championships" he notes ruefully.
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Gilmore experienced All-Ireland SFC final losses on three occasions as a player. Failure to get his hands on an All-Ireland souvenir was the biggest regret of his career. "It was a big disappointment for me because it's every player's ambition to get one. That would have been a great highlight for
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and helped the small rural club to county semi-final appearances in 1975 and 1978. Centre half-back is the position
Gilmore was most noted for playing in, but he played in a variety of locations from full back to full forward. Actually pulling on the number 14 jersey to help his county to victory
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