In our League of Ireland Legends series, Alfie Hale reflects on the art of goal-scoring and recalls Waterford’s fabled back-from-the-dead title triumph at Flower Lodge in 1972.

Y OU have to be of a certain vintage for the recent passing of Dave Bacuzzi to register in your conscience.

The Dave Bacuzzi I knew on the pitch was a graceful full-back, ballerina-like, but tough. In the tackle he invariably came out on top. He was hard, as he had to be, but fair.

Initially, Bacuzzi thought he had been approached from a mysterious exotic location when he received a misspelled telegram asking him to contact 'Cork Island' instead of 'Cork, Ireland'.

It was with deep regret that football fans learned of the death of former Cork Hibernians star Pat O’Callaghan, who passed away at Marymount University Hospice yesterday.