In the two years prior to Offaly halting Kerry's bid for five-in-a-row immortality, the sides met in the championship.
In the 1981 final, Kerry won handily by seven points.
The 1980 semi-final featured a remarkable eight goals. Offaly forward Matt Connor accounted for an incredible 2-9 of his side's 4-10 total on the day.
You can watch that game from 2:25pm on TG4 and also here on Balls.ie. It can be viewed in full at any time below.
Kerry vs Offaly 1980 All-Ireland Football Championship semi-final
Kerry:
C Nelligan; G O'Keeffe, J O'Keeffe, M Spillane; P Ó'Sé, T Kennelly, O Moran; J O'Shea, S Walsh; G Power, T Doyle, P Spillane; M Sheehy, E Liston, J Egan
Offaly:
M Furlong; M Wright, S Lowry, E Mulligan; S Darby, ER Connor, L Currams; T Connor, G Carroll; A O'Halloran, K Kilmurray, P Fenning; M Connor, V Henry, J Mooney
A special, serendipitous coincidence tomorrow as on the day the fundraiser walk was to take place, @SportTG4 are screening the Paddy's last game for Offaly, the 1980 Offaly-v-Kerry game at 2:25pm on TG4. Commentated by Michael O'Hehir. @Offaly_GAA#WalkforIMNDA @WalkforIMNDA #GAA pic.twitter.com/hqoMFGmVPE
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The game was Paddy Fenning's final for Offaly. The two-time All-Ireland winner, who lined out at half-forward that day, died in May aged 69 after battling motor neurone disease.
Prior to his death, Paddy established a committee to raise funds for MND research and homelessness services in Offaly. A walk was due to take place today to raise money but had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. You can still donate to that fund through GoFundMe.
Picture credit: Sportsfile
