Recommended Viewing: Matt Connor TODAY at 2.35 ...
In the recent Irish Independent 202050 listing of the top 20 footballers of the last 50 years Matt Connor was selected as the SIXTH greatest footballer of the era. In the words of Seamus Darby 'He was a genius. We won't ever see a better forward than Matt. Everyone loved him, even fans of opposing teams'. In 2017 Matt was voted the greatest Offaly sportsman ever.
Today at 2.35 the All-Ireland Gold series on TG4 features the All-Ireland semi-final of 1980 between Kerry and Offaly. On that day Matt gave one of the greatest individual displays ever at this stage of the championship scoring 2-9. Don't miss this opportunity today to see real greatness in action.
And if you want to see how the other football game was played a long time ago Channel 4 are showing the 1966 World Cup final at 1.30 when England beat West Germany after extra time. Watch it for the first hour but don't miss Matt in action.