He was a placed ball specialist. A clinical free kick taker for Dublin, he would often precede his kick by habitually licking his gloves three times and taking seven steps back and two to the left before running up to kick the ball.
Known as a specialist in placing the ball, he was a clinical free kick taker for Dublin. He had a distinctive pre-kick ritual: he would lick his gloves three times, then take seven steps backward and two steps to the left before approaching the ball.