Madness of Football Podcast: John Keenan's tribute to Seamus Leydon and Galway's treble

"He was running through on the right, then he swerved to the left. I was out there, left corner forward. He was left half. I moved out to take my back away and Seamus put in under the crossbar, goal. The best goal I ever saw.”

LEGEND: John Keenan and Seamus Leydon (pictured) grew up together, played together and won together. Pic: Ray McManus / SPORTSFILE

He can see it still. Maroon and white, his childhood friend, the ball, all flowing forward. John Keenan looks off into the distance, plays back the mental passage and smiles.

The pinnacle of their triumph came in 1966. Galway overcame Meath 1-10 to 0-7 in the All-Ireland final, the day they delivered the three-in-a-row and a fitting starting point for ‘The Madness of Football’ podcast series.