Pat Spillane broke down into tears as he remembered his late father after Kerry's All-Ireland final win.
Kerry had to dig deep as they trailed by a point at half time and the Kingdom had to grind in the second half and needed a late flurry of points to get over the line.
The win represents Kerry's first win since 2014 but it was poignant for Kingdom legend Pat Spillane as he says goodbye to the Sunday Game.
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Spillane opened up on RTE about how clashes between Kerry and Galway mean a lot to him after his father passed away two days after the 1964 All-Ireland final passed away.
Speaking on the Sunday Game, he said: "It's a lovely way to finish my time in the Sunday Game, I'm a passionate Kerry man and we knew there were a very talented bunch coming through but talent doesn't necessarily mean All-Irelands.
"Just from a personal point of view, in 1964 my father was a selector for Kerry against Galway and the night before the game he had a pain in the chest.
"He wouldn't go to the doctor, went to the game the following day as a selector and was dead on Tuesday.
"Kerry - Galway matches to me always bring back this memory and my father never saw us play, the three sons. And today the three sons have 19 All-Ireland medals and his two Grandsons today Killian and Adrian have two more and he would have been proud of 21 senior All-Ireland Football medals in his house.
"It's just a special day, a special day."
And social media were full of praise for Spillane after he opened up.
One social media user wrote: "Pat Spillane on what today means for the family is one of the most moving things I heard all year."
While another added: "Seriously emotional stuff from Pat Spillane on RTE just now."
And another said: "The emotion from Pat Spillane is bringing a tear to my eye."
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