Kings of September The Day Offaly Denied Kerry Five in a Row

<p>On the 19th September 1982 Kerry ran out in Croke Park chasing immortality. Victory over Offaly in the All-Ireland football final would secure them five titles in a row, a record certain never to be matched again.</p> <p>It had taken Offaly six heartbreaking years under manager Eugene McGee to drag themselves up from their lowest ebb, but now they stood on the cusp of a glorious reward.</p> <p>The result was a classic final that changed lives and dramatically altered the course of gaelic football history.</p> <p> The Kings of September is an epic story of triumph and loss, joy and tragedy, a story of two teams who illuminated a grim period in Irish life and enthralled a nation.</p>