The story of how Tipperary hurling star John O'Dwyer got his nickname 'Bubbles' has been revealed.

In yesterday's Irish Independent, it was explained by Newstalk's 'Off the Ball' team how a caller to the show, who claimed to be a Killenaule man living in Dublin, had told a story of how he met John O'Dwyer's dad over a pint and asked him where the name 'Bubbles' originated from.

Mr O'Dwyer explained to the caller: "As a child, John was quite a hairy baby and so people began to call him Bubbles, as in Michael Jackson's chimp".

Later, a slightly embarrassed 'Bubbles' confirmed on twitter that the story was true.

 

Yes I can confirm that the piece in @IndoSport today is actually true.. My mother started it and it stuck #thanksmam #jacko #embarressed

- bubbles o dwyer (@johnodwyer14) November 19, 2014

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