gave Grace his third championship medal. In 1943 Carrickshock set a remarkable record in Kilkenny hurling by winning a fourth successive championship. The 3-6 to 1-3 defeat of Mullinavat gave Grace a fourth championship medal. Grace added a county football championship medal to his collection in 1948 as St. Paul's defeated Conahy Sarsfields by 1-7 to 0-4 in a replay. By 1950 Grace was playing with Dicksboro. He won a fifth hurling championship medal that year following a 4-6 to 1-5 defeat of Éire Óg in a replay. Inter-county In 1935 Grace was appointed captain of the Kilkenny minor team. He won a Leinster medal following a 7-9 to 1-1 trouncing of Laois. The subsequent All-Ireland decider on 1 September 1935 pitted Kilkenny against Tipperary. A narrow 4-2 to 3-3 victory gave Grace an All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship medal. Grace made his senior debut in a 1-3 to 5-4 National Hurling League group stage defeat by Limerick on 3 April 1938. In 1939 Grace won his first Leinster medal following a 2-12 to 4-3 defeat of reigning All-Ireland champions Dublin. The subsequent All-Ireland final with Cork on 3 September 1939 is regarded as one of the most famous championship deciders of all-time. The game was an exciting one with an explosive finish, as a spectacular thunderstorm lit up proceedings. Willie Campbell landed a long-range free in the net for an equalizing goal for Cork and a draw looked likely. Terry Leahy doubled on a Paddy Phelan 70-yard free to secure the winning point for Kilkenny on the stroke of full-time. The 2-7 to 3-3 score line gave Kilkenny the victory and gave Grace a first All-Ireland medal. Grace won a second Leinster medal in 1940 following a 3-6 to 2-5 defeat of Dublin. The All-Ireland decider on 1 September 1940 brought Kilkenny and Limerick together for the last great game between the two outstanding teams of the decade. Early in the second-half Kilkenny took a four-point lead, however, once captain Mick Mackey was deployed at midfield he proceeded to dominate the game. Limerick hung on to win the game on a score line of 3-7 to 1-7. In 1943 Grace collected his third Leinster medal following a 3-9 to 2-6 defeat of Dublin. Kilkenny were later defeated by Antrim in the All-Ireland semi-final in one of the greatest hurling shocks of all-time. After surrendering their title the following year, Grace