There was a time in the 1930s when Danno O’Mahony was arguably the most famous Irish sports star in the world.
He was certainly one of the few West Cork men who made his living in tights. The handsome giant, the dark-haired boy from Ballydehob, had a vast army of admirers on both sides of the Atlantic.
But he also had a legion of sworn enemies. Their black ranks included Ed ‘Strangler’ Lewis, Steve ‘Crusher’ Casey, Bronko ‘The Red Menace’ Nagurski, Chief Little Wolf and the infamous Flying Dusek Brothers. All had sworn to defeat Danno. Some reckoned they did.
