Former GAA President Dr Mick Loftus has died at the age of 93.
Dr Loftus was the last surviving member of the Mayo senior football panel that won the All-Ireland final in 1951, although an unused substitute on the day.
The Crossmolina native represented his county from 1949 to 1953.
After retirement, Dr Loftus served as a referee at club and county levels. He was in charge of the 1965 and 1968 All-Ireland finals.
He also served as chairman of the Connacht GAA Council and the Centenary Committee before serving as President of the GAA from 1985 to 1988.
Dr Loftus ran a medical practice in North Mayo and served as the coroner for the area for many years, a position now held by his daughter-in-law, Dr Eleanor Fitzgerald.
His granddaughter Rosanna Loftus said: "I'm heartbroken to announce the passing of my one in a million Grandfather, Dr Mickey Loftus.
"He was a family man, a medical man and most notably a GAA man. He was revered by many and will be massively missed by his huge circle of family and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam."
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