Tributes pour in after GAA player and manager dies aged 53 [Video]

Tributes are pouring in for former Tyrone footballer Jody Gormley following his death at the age of 53.

In an interview six weeks ago with the BBC’s GAA Social podcast, the husband and father-of-three revealed that he had been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer.

Jody Gormley died this evening. Life is so unfair. I hope his family can take some comfort, in knowing that he was stunning human being.

He was the best of us❤️ pic.twitter.com/yTvuuqrzph

— Thomas Niblock (@thomasniblock) December 9, 2024

“I have no fear of dying. No fear of dying whatsoever. I’ve felt blessed my entire life,” he told the programme.

“The sadness is the people you’re leaving behind…. I’ll not get to see my family grow up and mature.

“That’s not scary but sad really. That’s the reality. When you peel it all back, it’s the people close to you that you’re not going to have those experiences with. That is the genuine sadness.”

Jody had a very successful career both as a …