Gus Farrell – On The Waterfront
“I’m John Farrelly. I’m not Gus Farrell. I’m an ordinary Joe Soap. Gus Farrell is gone.”
This week’s guest was known as Gus Farrell during his fighting days in the 1960s and 70s. Hailing from Sheriff Street in Dublin, he rose to prominence in 1965, winning the Irish junior title, and followed it up with senior success in 1966. A Texaco Award winner for boxing, he was one of Ireland’s most popular sportsmen at the time and by the end of the year, had turned pro, fighting on a number of Barney Eastwood shows in Belfast. The Rocky Road joined Gus – or Gussie – and nephew Lee Farrelly for a…
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