When Tipp edged Keher-inspired Kilkenny in 10-goal final thriller

Ten goals and 31 points were shared in the 1971 All-Ireland final between Tipp and Kilkenny, with a 22-year-old Roscrea man skippering the victorious Premier

As experiences go, leading his county up the Hogan Stand steps in 1971 was surreal in the extreme for Tipperary’s Tadhg O’Connor.

The Roscrea man was just 22 at the time, a nipper in senior inter-county terms. There was far greater experience in the side, especially with the likes of Mick Roche, Len Gaynor, and Michael ‘Babs’ Keating soldiering beside him.