‘He fought the disease the way he played - battling the whole time’ - Pádraic Joyce pays tribute to his late Uncle Billy

Galway players during a minute's silence for former Galway footballer Billy Joyce, uncle of current Galway manager Pádraic Joyce, before the Allianz Football League Division 1 match against Dublin at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Pádraic Joyce paid tribute to his late uncle and Galway great Billy Joyce on Saturday night, branding him a ‘huge influence’ on his career.

The 75 year old passed away earlier this week after a battle with illness and, as tribute, the Galway footballers formed a figure ‘8’, the jersey often worn by Joyce in his playing days, before their clash with Dublin in Croke Park on Saturday night.

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