Tony McTague (Offaly) - Career: "I played from 1965 through to '75, mostly at left-half forward and I was the free-taker as well. We won an All-Ireland in '71 and I captained the team to the '72 title. The highlight of my career, though, was probably the minor win in '64. It was the first time Offaly won anything. Obviously your first All-Ireland win (against Galway) is very big. We won in '72 after a replay (with Kerry) and I was glad to get a second chance because I missed a good bit the first day. The worst memory of my playing days was the Leinster final in 1970. We were 11 or 12 points up at half-time against Meath, but they were no different than they are now and they came back to win. It taught us a lesson, though."
Since retirement: "I coached my club Ferbane for a good while, and we won five county championships and a Leinster club title in '86. Never involved with the county team - maybe I wanted it too much my own way, anyway I did a lot of shift work with the ESB - although I worked with the under-21s with Eugene McGee. I'm still involved a bit. After I left the ESB, I did a course in sports injuries and I do a bit of masseur work. I still meet up with the lads from my Offaly playing days. We have a golf society called the '71-72 club."
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