{"id":179,"date":"2009-08-29T10:54:19","date_gmt":"2009-08-29T09:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/?p=179"},"modified":"2009-08-31T22:04:11","modified_gmt":"2009-08-31T21:04:11","slug":"waterford-and-tipperary-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/?p=179","title":{"rendered":"Waterford and Tipperary 1963"},"content":{"rendered":"

This photo, scanned from the Tipperary Star newspaper, was taken at the Munster Final in 1963.\u00a0 In a low-scoring game which was characterised by a dogged if not terribly impressive display by Waterford and a lot of missed opportunities by Tipperary, was significant in that Waterford had beaten their bogeymen of Tipperary and were expected to push on and win the All-Ireland Final in a year in which they had already been crowned League Champions.<\/p>\n

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Action Shot from Munster Final Vs Tipperary, August 1963<\/p><\/div>\n

In the picture, you can see my father Ned Power awaiting the dropping ball while his defender tries to stop the in-rushing forward who seems more interested (at least from this angle) in taking the man than the ball.<\/p>\n

“My Father: A Hurling Revolutionary, the life and times of Ned Power” is out on paperback at the end of November 2009.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> for further information, pre-order and excerpt.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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