After 16 glorious years in the Mayo forward line, Andy Moran called it a day last August, and then the GAA was cancelled the following year.
He played 182 times for Mayo including in 5 All-Ireland finals. He would have played in a sixth if not for tearing his cruciate in the 2012 quarter-final. A two-time All-Star, Moran was named Footballer of the Year in 2017. He also has eight Connacht medals, and was a National League winner just last year.
The Ballaghaderreen man played in a number of different roles in the Mayo team going back to John Maughan's team in 2004. He changed the game against Dublin in Mayo's famous semi-final win in 2006. In recent years, he became the focal point of the full-forward line, winning possession and generally playing other forwards into the game.
Sportsfile were there with him the whole way and captured the evolution of an incredible intercounty career.
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26 August 2001; Andy Moran is tackled by Sean Cavanagh in the All-Ireland Minor Footbal Semi-Final at Croke Park. Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE
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27 June 2004; Mayo players Fintan Ruddy, Liam O'Malley and Andy Moran celebrate victory over Galway in the Connacht Senior Football Semi-Final in McHale Park. Damien Eagers / SPORTSFILE
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26 September 2004; Tom O'Sullivan, Kerry, in action against Andy Moran in the All-Ireland Senior Final in Croke Park, Dublin. Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE
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27 August 2006; Andy Moran celebrates after scoring his side's goal against Dublin in the famous 2006 All-Ireland Semi-Final win at Croke Park. Brian Lawless / SPORTSFILE
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22 April 2007; Andy Moran reacts after missing a late chance in the Allianz National Football League Division 1 Final against Donegal. Pat Murphy / SPORTSFILE
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25 April 2010; A dejected Andy Moran after another League Final defeat, this time to Cork. Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE
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17 July 2011; Andy Moran is interviewed at Dr. Hyde Park after winning his 5th Connacht title. Paul Mohan / SPORTSFILE
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31 July 2011; Andy Moran is tackled by Michael Shields, Cork as Mayo shock the All-Ireland Champions in the All-Ireland Quarter-Final. Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE
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21 August 2011; Andy Moran has a shot on goal saved by Kerry keeper Brendan Kealy in the All-Ireland Semi-Final. Brian Lawless / SPORTSFILE
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21 October 2011; Andy Moran wins his first All-Star award. Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE
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15 July 2012; Mayo captain Andy Moran lifts the Nestor cup after beating Sligo in the Connacht Final. Ray Ryan / SPORTSFILE
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4 August 2012; Andy Moran is carried off the pitch on a stretcher after tearing his cruciate ligament in the All-Ireland Quarter-Final against Down. Dáire Brennan / SPORTSFILE
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23 September 2012; Dejected Mayo players Jason Gibbons and Andy Moran after their defeat to Donegal in the All-Ireland final. Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE
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19 May 2013; Mayo supporters applaud as Andy Moran returns from injury, coming on as a second-half substitute in the Connacht Quarter-Final v Galway. Diarmuid Greene / SPORTSFILE
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21 July 2013; Andy Moran and Keith Higgins lift the Nestor Cup under the watchful eye of An Taoiseach Enda Kenny after winning another Connacht Final. Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE
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22 September 2013; Match referee Joe McQuillan tosses the coin between team captains Andy Moran and Stephen Cluxton, Dublin before the All-Ireland Final. Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE
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22 September 2013; Andy Moran shoots to score his side's goal past Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton in the All-Ireland Final in Croke Park. Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE
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22 September 2013; Andy Moran gestures towards Hill 16 after scoring his side's goal. Dáire Brennan / SPORTSFILE
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22 September 2013; A dejected Mayo manager James Horan and captain Andy Moran at the end of the game. David Maher / SPORTSFILE
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13 July 2014; Andy Moran celebrates at the end of the Connacht Final win against Galway with the Nestor Cup. David Maher / SPORTSFILE
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24 August 2014; Andy Moran receives a Hurricanrana from Kerry's Marc Ó Sé in the drawn All-Ireland Semi-Final at Croke Park, one of the greatest games of all time. Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE
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30 August 2014; Andy Moran scores Mayo's third goal All Ireland Semi-Final Replay in Limerick. Diarmuid Greene / SPORTSFILE
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30 August 2014; A dejected Andy Moran after Kerry's replay win in the All Ireland Semi-Final Replay. Barry Cregg / SPORTSFILE
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8 August 2015; Michael Murphy Donegal is consoled Andy Moran after Mayo's win in the All-Ireland Quarter-Final. Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE
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30 August 2015; Andy Moran celebrates scoring his side's equalising point in the All-Ireland Semi-Final against Dublin. Tomás Greally / SPORTSFILE
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30 August 2015; John Small, Dublin, gets involved in an altercation with Andy Moran as referee Joe McQuillan signals for a penalty for Mayo. Paul Mohan / SPORTSFILE
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5 September 2015; Andy Moran deals with defeat again after Dublin beat Mayo in the All-Ireland Semi-Final Replay. Paul Mohan / SPORTSFILE
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18 September 2016; Jonny Cooper and Andy Moran stand toe to toe during the All-Ireland Final between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Ray McManus/Sportsfile#
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1 October 2016; Andy Moran with his daughter Charlotte after the All-Ireland Final Replay between Dublin and Mayo. David Maher/Sportsfile
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26 August 2017; Andy Moran celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the All-Ireland Semi-Final Replay win against Kerry. Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
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17 September 2017; Andy Moran with his daughter Charlotte after the All-Ireland Final defeat to Dublin in Croke Park. Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
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3 November 2017;Andy Moran pictured with his Footballer of the Year and PwC All Star awards during the PwC All Stars 2017 at the Convention Centre in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
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10 August 2019; Dublin captain Stephen Cluxton and Andy Moran after the All-Ireland Semi-Final between Dublin and Mayo. Ray McManus/Sportsfile
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10 August 2019; Soaking it in for the last time. Andy Moran following the All-Ireland Semi-Final defeat to Dublin. Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
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