hand and held a 2–4 to 0–1 interval lead. An early goal by Barney Moylan held out prospects of a St. Rynagh's comeback early in the second half, however, a solo-run goal by Joe Tynan produced a goal that put Roscrea back in command and they eventually secured a 4-5 to 2-5 victory. The win gave O'Connor an All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship medal. Four-in-a-row proved beyond Roscrea, however, the team bounced back in 1972. A 5-8 to 3-6 defeat of Borris-Ileigh gave O'Connor a fourth championship medal. Roscrea retained the championship title once again in 1973. A 3-14 to 3-8 defeat of Kilruane McDonaghs secured a fifth winners' medal for O'Connor. After a period of decline, including the loss of two finals, Roscrea reached the decider again in 1980. A narrow 3-11 to 2-13 defeat of Kilruane McDonaghs gave O'Connor his sixth championship medal. Inter-county O'Connor first played for Tipperary when he linked up with the minor team in 1966. His tenure in this grade was short-lived as Tipperary exited the provincial championship at the hands of Galway. In 1967 O'Connor joined the Tipperary under-21 team. He captured a Munster medal that year following a 3-9 to 3-5 defeat of Galway. On 3 September 1967 Tipperary faced Dublin in the All-Ireland final. Pat O'Connor top scored for Tipperary with 1-3 as a narrow 1-8 to 1-7 victory gave Tipperary the title. The win also gave O'Connor an All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship medal. O'Connor was added to the extended Tipperary senior panel in 1968, however, he didn't make his championship debut until 21 June 1970 in a 2-9 to 0-5 Munster semi-final defeat of Waterford. In 1971 O'Connor was appointed captain of the Tipperary senior team. A subsequent 4-16 to 3-18 victory over Limerick gave him a Munster medal. On 5 September 1971 Tipperary faced Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final, the first to be broadcast in colour by Telefís Éireann and the only eighty-minute meeting between the two sides. Kilkenny's ever-dependable goalkeeper, Ollie Walsh, had a nightmare of a game in which he conceded five goals, one of which passed through his legs, while Tipperary's Babs Keating played out the closing stages of the game in his bare feet. Tipperary emerged the victors on a score line of 5-17 to 5-14. As well as collecting an All-Ireland medal, O'Connor also had the honour of collecting the Liam MacCarthy Cup. His