02/02/2017

Tributes Paid After Tony Campbell Dies Suddenly

A football club in west Belfast is to 'retire' one its jerseys in tribute to a player who died suddenly from a heart attack.

Tony Campbell who lived in Mount Eagles worked as a plasterer and was a footballer with the Tullymore Swifts.

His club said he was a "man of few words" with a "big personality".

A spokesperson from the club said: "He was a big personality at our club. He was really the one person people knew they could turn to if they had any sort of problem. He was always handy for advice and always confident enough to give it and believe in what he was saying. He was a man of few words but what he said mattered actually what he said still matters.

"Tony Campbell we your friends at Tullymore Swifts will ensure that your memory lives on as long as we do."

(CD)

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