In the match-programme for the Cork-Tipperary game on Saturday evening, the esteemed GAA historian Seamus O’Doherty had an archives piece titled ‘Marksmen’ where O’Doherty detailed an extensive list of all the players who had scored more than 10 points (goals and points combined) in the fixture over the last 75 years.
It included 15 entries from eight different players but there was one standout theme to the list; Patrick Horgan was on it seven times. In four of those matches, Horgan had scored more than 13 points, with his highest total coming in 2017 when Horgan bagged 0-15.
The only player who came close to Horgan was Jason Forde, who had two entries. Some of the greatest players in the history of the game – Christy…