Johnny Dunleavy: Ollie Horgan was everything you would want in a manager and a man

Johnny Dunleavy: Ollie Horgan was everything you would want in a manager and a man

Ollie Horgan’s
passing prompted a wave of sadness throughout the League of Ireland. Johnny Dunleavy, one of his former players, recalls what made him so special

Ollie Horgan was a hugely popular figure throughout the game in Ireland. Photo: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

They say what’s rare is wonderful. It isn’t often you come across a person you would do anything for, and who you know would do the same in return. If Ollie Horgan told me that he needed me to walk to Cork for him, I’d have been out the door without asking a question.

It’s hard to know where to start. All the cliched overused terms you can imagine – ‘great’, ‘legend’, ‘hero’ ‘miracle worker’ – in this case they are all apt.