Tank Driscoll

Forty years ago i met him going to Croke Park on a football train
And fond memories of him with me does remain
A gentle giant of a man without any conceit
Once a household name by the fans of Millstreet

A stalwart defender in the gaelic football game
He was built like a tank and Tank was his nickname
He was of Clondrohid and was widely known
And in Millstreet the Club that he played for they claimed him for their own

Though back then in the early seventies he was getting old
A barrel chested giant of a man to behold
I was in my prime then as i do recall
But standing near him i did seem rather small

In Millstreet stories of Tank Driscoll abound
In his prime a stronger man than him was not to be found
One never found to be wanting when put to the test
Any forward who collided with him came out second best

A man amongst men of him one can say
He must be in his nineties if he is living today
On the train to Croke Park he was one i once met
The gentle giant Tank i will never forget.