A West Belfast football club is set to pay tribute to one of its former players with a special memorial tournament on July 17. Tullymore Swifts will remember Tony Campbell who died in January 2017 at the age of 29.
Tony died after becoming ill at home. It was later detected he had an underlying heart condition.
Tullymore have organised the tournament to remember Tony, and also raise vital funds for the CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) charity. It is also looking to highlight the dangers of undiagnosed heart conditions.
“This is the sixth annual #TC5 Tournament in memory of Tony. He would have turned 35 on July 15 this year,” said Tullymore chairman James Murphy.
Tullymore also plan to run the tournament as a family fun day at Donegal Celtic Park. There will be plenty of entertainment and activities for kids to run alongside the match which kicks off at 10am.
James said: “Thanks to our club sponsors and multiple local businesses we are able to extend the tournament into a family fun day at the DC. We have a bouncy castle, ice cream van, facepainter and a huge selection of sweets and treats for the kids.
The whole day will be free to attend, but organisers just ask people to donate on the day and to the club’s JustGiving page.
