I’m not sure whether or not he has a medal from 1980. I’d be inclined to think that he probably did get one. They were a lot tighter with who got medals back then though and he obviously wasn’t part of the match day 21 for the final.
Colm Boyle was a great man for a backspin slice point against Dublin. He was able to get a fade on the ball, a bit like Mayo were always good for a fade against Dublin.
Who is the last decent footballer Galway got from the border area? You have to go back to the Donnellans I reckon. Nothing from Williamston, Glenamaddy, Milltown, Caherlistrane, Headford or Clonbur at all, and just the keeper from Dunmore. Mayo seem to have had plenty from their side in comparison.