Seventeen-year old Dennis O'Neill was a precocious talent. Widnes
coach Joe Egan put him straight into the first team after he had
signed as a professional in the summer of 1966. Not only Egan, but
other Rugby League pundits of the day regarded him as "the best
teenage prospect since Alex Murphy" In only his second season at
the age of 19, he was selected for the Lancashire side to play
Yorkshire in January 1968.The game was appropriately played at
Naughton Park, Widnes. O'Neill's sensational match winning try was
described nearly four decades later as "The Greatest Try" by a
local journalist. The description inspired the title of Anthony J.
Quinn's book. Not only with a brisk season by season narrative, but
with numerous references to contemporary press reports, the book
vividly portrays Dennis O'Neill's thrilling performances for Widnes
in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It also highlights his constant
injury problems and gives the reader an insight into events at
Widnes RLFC during that period in its history and is interspersed
with pictures and press cuttings. In addition, the author refers to
several letters and articles that were published in the local
press, commenting on the poor state of British Rugby League in
O'Neill's prime playing days.
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