kilkenny and tipperary dominated the late sixties and faced each other in the all-ireland final on 3 september 1967. the game presented tipperary's john doyle with the chance of making history by winning a record-breaking ninth all-ireland medal, however, it was kilkenny who made history by claiming a first championship win over tipp in forty-five years. kilkenny 'keeper ollie walsh earned the texaco hurler of the year award for his performance in the game, having had seven stitches put into his wrist after an accident on the way to the game. kilkenny were in arrears by six points at the interval, however, it would have been more but for walsh. tipperary only scored one point in the second half. the game also ended on a sour note, with kilkenny centre-forward tom walsh needing to have his eye removed as a result of a second-half injury.