The former Cork All-Ireland SFC winner looked to have secured that cherished colleges medal back in 1983 when Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh led Coláiste Chríost Rí by two points nearing full time.
“You could sense from the crowd that the final whistle was imminent. And with a two point lead you couldn’t help feeling that victory was going to be ours,” Slocum recalls.
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