News today of the death in Tullamore hospital yesterday of Mick Casey from Rhode. Known as the Burly Blacksmith from Rhode he helped Rhode win their first Offaly Championship in 1960 and was on the Offaly team in 1960. Martin Heavey tells us that he never won an All Ireland and is the first of that 1960 Offaly football team to die. He was aged 77 years. Mick Casey was a brother of Paddy Casey who now lives in the USA and Martin says Paddy was the best footballer he ever saw. Mick married Maggie Mc Namee from Rhode a sister of Denny McNamee. May he rest in peace.