He's an icon in footy, has been for a long while and should be forever.
RON BARASSI

There's only two forms of coaching and he's just gone from one category to another. You're either a sacked coach or you're going to be sacked.
ALLAN JEANS

He's become more than an institution there, he's synonymous with the club. You think of Essendon, you think of Kevin Sheedy.
JASON DUNSTALL

Kevin's had a sensational career at Essendon. 27 years in modern-day football is just an incredible performance.
PETER McKENNA

It's more about the team than him, which is how you'd sum up him as a person. He's left a great legacy for the next person who takes the role.
MATTHEW LLOYD

Kevin has been our foremost promoter and salesman over nearly three decades.
ANDREW DEMETRIOU

It's the end of an era. It's been a great era for the Essendon Football Club. PETER COSTELLO

You've got to manage the press, the board, the players and supporters, and to survive in that environment for 27 years, that makes John Howard look like a pup.
}TONY JEWELLReally, without Kevin Sheedy, my football career would not have gotten off the ground.
JAMES HIRDI love the game, but I could never imagine coaching the same club for 27 years.
BOB SKILTONHe's an institution for the AFL and for Essendon, he's been sensational.
DOUG WADEIt's a sad day. Nobody quite understands him, but it's understandable why he's had such a massive influence on those he's worked with right across the board.
DAVID PARKINI know he wants to coach for another couple of years. I know that personally.
MARK HARVEYTo me he is also a father of reconciliation for what he has personally done for me and the game and for indigenous kids.
MICHAEL LONG