Heroes of 76 relishing Glen Rovers’ return to Munster showpiece
Indeed, such was the dominance of these three Cork teams during this 10-year spell, that the Tommy Moore Cup returned to Cork City seven times.
The Glen won the last of their provincial titles in 1976. Now, had you told Red Crowley and Denis Coughlan back then that 40 winters would pass before the Blackpool outfit returned to the Munster decider, they’d have instructed you to go and lie down in a dark room. Crowley and Coughlan wore the number five and six jerseys during the all-conquering campaign of ‘76/77, with Crowley spending most of his time out at midfield with JJ O’Neill. Crowley saw red during the 2-8 to 2-4 Munster final win over South Liberties at the Gaelic Grounds, with their opponents having already been reduced to 13-men by Waterford referee Noel Dalton.
