ud ed ▁confidence ▁and ▁domin ated ▁in ▁every ▁sector , ▁especially ▁at ▁full ▁back ▁where ▁Eug ene ▁C ough lan ▁restricted ▁La ois ' s ▁P J ▁C ud dy ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁point . ▁When ▁Off aly ▁had ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁the ▁old ▁Stadium ▁shook ▁with ▁che ers . ▁La ois ▁had ▁trem end ous ▁support ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁went ▁down ▁fighting . ▁Off aly ' s ▁captain ▁Pat ▁Fle ury ▁took ▁the ▁Bob ▁O ' K ee ffe ▁Cup ▁over ▁to ▁Matt ▁Con nor ▁immediately . ▁ 2 5 - year - old ▁Con nor , ▁perhaps ▁the ▁Fa ith ful ▁County ' s ▁most ▁out standing ▁footballer ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁had ▁been ▁badly ▁hurt ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁crash ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁Champions ▁went ▁to ▁Mon ag han ▁Town , ▁prepar atory ▁to ▁their ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Sem i - final ▁encounter , ▁across ▁the ▁border ▁in ▁Arm agh ▁City , ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁We ather ▁conditions ▁were ▁at ro cious , ▁although ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁imp ede ▁Off aly ' s ▁em ph atic ▁victory ▁over ▁An trim ▁( 3 - 1 7 ▁to ▁ 0 - 1 2 ). ▁Pat ▁Car roll ▁l ined ▁out ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 1 , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁replaced ▁by ▁Dec lan ▁F og art y . ▁( This ▁would ▁turn ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁g limp se