Laois county team, appointed for a two-year term in 2002, one month after departing Kildare. He led it to Leinster SFC titles in 2003 and 2004. Laois also reached the Leinster SFC final under O'Dwyer in both the 2005 and 2006 seasons. At the beginning of the football championship in 2006, O'Dywer announced that 2006 would be his last season with Laois; however, he had not ruled out moving as manager to another team. It was first revealed on 6 September 2006 that O'Dwyer would not be staying on at Laois for another season having made his final appearance as Laois manager against Kerry in the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals. His Laois career between 2003 and 2006, included 19 games, which finished as 11 wins, five losses and three draws. County chairman Dick Miller confirmed O'Dwyer had left. Wicklow In 2006, O'Dwyer took charge of the Wicklow county team. He made his debut as Wicklow manager with a win against Carlow in the 2007 O'Byrne Cup. On 5 July 2009, Wicklow defeated Fermanagh by a scoreline of 0–17 to 1–11. This marked a milestone for O'Dwyer as it meant he had defeated every other county during his terms as manager of different teams. On 16 July 2011, O'Dwyer announced the end of his tenure as Wicklow manager following defeat to Armagh in Round 3 of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers. Clare On 2 November 2012, it was confirmed that O'Dwyer had been ratified as manager of the Clare county team for the 2013 season. He stepped down in the summer of 2013 due to an unsuccessful year. In January 2014, aged 77, he confirmed that he had retired as an inter-county manager, though he was open to the possibility of an advisory role depending on the offer. Personal life O'Dwyer worked as a hotelier, as well as running an undertaker service. Honours As player Kerry All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 4 1959, 1962, 1969, 1970 Munster Senior Football Championship: Winner (12): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 (sub), 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972 Runner-up (4): 1956, 1971, 1973, 1974 Eight National Football League Championships One Munster Junior Football Championship One Railway Cup Three Kerry Senior Football Championship finals with Waterville as player-coach As manager Kerry All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 8 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986 Runner-up (2): 1976, 1982 Munster Senior Football Championships: 11 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979,