 On 6 September 1953 Cork faced Galway in what was one of the dirtiest All-Ireland deciders of all time.Galway went into the game with the intention of upsetting their opponents physically and did just that, however, the game remains clouded in controversy due to the injury to the Galway captain, Mick Burke.The result remained in doubt right up to the final whistle, however, Cork secured a 3-3 to 0-8 victory.