'I owe everything to Frank Murphy' - Eamonn Coghlan leads tributes to legendary Irish Olympian who passed away at 69

Frank Murphy won the National Athletics Hall of Fame award in 2014 and (inset) Jim McNamara (213) leads the field, including, Tom O'Riordan (210) and Frank Murphy (third from right) in the Amateur Athletic Union Championships

Ger Keville and Will Slattery

Legendary Irish athlete Frank Murphy has passed away at the age of 69.

The two-time Olympian had been fighting Parkinson’s disease for a number of years and passed away today in a Dublin nursing home.