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

s 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.