▁un tim ely ▁dem ise ▁of ▁several ▁prom ising ▁care ers ▁within ▁the ▁organisation . ▁The ▁rule ▁read ▁" Any ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁association ▁who ▁plays ▁or ▁encourag es ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁rugby , ▁football , ▁hockey ▁or ▁any ▁imported ▁game ▁which ▁is ▁calculated ▁to ▁inj ur iously ▁affect ▁our ▁national ▁past imes , ▁is ▁susp ended ▁from ▁the ▁association ." ▁The ▁first ▁G AA ▁committee ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁recommend ations ▁and ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁that ▁the ▁ban ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁rule books . ▁ ▁Tom ▁was ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁Dublin ▁for ▁his ▁week ly ▁column ▁in ▁the ▁Even ing ▁Press ▁which ▁he ▁wrote ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Tom ▁retired ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁E SB ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁quickly ▁became ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁junior ▁level ▁G AA , ▁organ ising ▁and ▁co aching ▁teams ▁in ▁Co . ▁W ick low , ▁particularly ▁B ray ▁Em m ets ▁and ▁Kil mac ud ▁Cro kes . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁Tom ▁received ▁numerous ▁awards ▁and ▁recogn itions ▁of ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁organisation . ▁Until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁living ▁former ▁chairman ▁in ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁ ▁Success es ▁• ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Dublin ▁won ▁the ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Football ▁Final ▁against ▁Gal way ▁ ▁Team : ▁P . ▁F lyn