Top: To the future: Athlone captured the Minor Football title in 2017 for the first time in 24 years with this talented side. Back row (L-R): Joseph Devins, Diarmuid Martin, Eamon Martin, Stephen O’Connor, James Finlass, Brendan Martin, Kieran Colclough, Sean Dowd, John Duddy, David Cleary, Josh Beaumont, Patrick McGettigan, Mark Tallon, Rytis Liaukevicius, Joseph Offorjama, Deba Okodugha. Front row (L-R): Enda Daly, Conor Rushe, Kevin Rowan, Mark Egan, Luke Kelly, Shane Allen, Patrick Ryan, Aaron Forde, Anthony Johnson, Niall Doolan, Tadhg Prendergast and Kevin Cleary. Bottom: From 1955 to 1960, Athlone won six senior titles in-a-row and pictured is the 1955 team which started it all. Back row (L-R): Christy Keogh, John McCann, Des Lynch, Harry Murtagh, Jimmy Reynolds, Seamie Nugent, Bernie Colclough, Kieran Hunt, Des McCann. Front row (L-R): Brendan McMahon, Brian Scanlon, Tom Henson, Peter Woods, Paddy McCormack, Paddy Killilea, Mick Scanlon, Mick Brooks and Kieran Henson.