Memories of Seamus Darby’s winner, my greatest day of all time

The ball’s arc is about to turn under the crossbar down at the Railway End goals. The raindrops will soon be shaking from the net. Charlie Nelligan will be on the ground in a heap and the umpire will reach for the green flag.

Seamus Darby will launch into a joyous jig and the man in the yellow oilskin jacket in the old sideline seats in front of the Hogan Stand will join him. The man in the yellow oilskin jacket is my father. Beside him is my younger brother David. The two of them are already standing as the ball enters the goal.

All around them, others are climbing out of their seats. This is the goal that will win the 1982 All-Ireland SFC Final for Offaly: the most famous one-in-a-row in GAA history.