The great Dublin GAA player Brian Mullins has passed away at the age of 68. Mullins, a great midfielder from the storied St. Vincent’s club, helped the Dubs, under the wise leadership of Kevin Heffernan, come from nowhere to win the senior All-Ireland championship in 1974. The win over Galway marked the start of six straight final appearances, with Mullins experiencing additional success in 1976 and 1977 – a time when the Dublin-Kerry rivalry captivated the public’s attention. He almost had his playing career end in a catastrophic automobile accident in 1980, but he recovered and went on to play a significant role in the new Dublin side that Heffernan would put together. In 1983’s now-famous decider versus Galway, in which he and two other Dublin players received their transfer orders, Mullins won his fourth All-Ireland medal.In addition to the four victories by Sam Maguire, Mullins withdrew from inter-county football in 1985 with nine Leinster victories, two league triumphs, and other accomplishments. He received two All-Star citations.
The All-Ireland final defeat of Roscommon Gaels in 1976 was the pinnacle of a nearly two-decade playing career with St Vincent’s.
Mullins served as the Dubs’ interim manager during the 1986 season while they lost their Leinster championship to a young Meath team.
Mullins, a teacher by trade, accepted the position of principal of Carndonagh Community School in Co. Donegal. From there, he moved on to Derry and helped the county win the NFL championship in 1996. Ulster glory followed in 1998, the Oakleafers’ last championship till this year’s triumph. He moved back to the city in 2000, taking up the position of Director of Sport at UCD, where he was in charge of the college’s several scholarship programs. Recently, Mullins returned to St Vincent’s and led the Marino team to the Dublin club championship in 2017.Mullins was a guest on the RTÉ Podcast “We Become Heroes” earlier this year. In response to the question of what was expected of him in the midfield position, he stated: “Being clever about effort and being tactically intelligent in understanding what was going on in games and how I could maximise my contribution.I’ve always understood that I couldn’t just go out and hope for the best; I needed to understand what was expected of me and how I could perform above average rather than just ordinary.
But because he was a part of the squad that won the championship in the summer of 1974, he is remembered as one of the best players in the last 50 years.
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