Waterford provided the opposition on that occasion, however, Eddie Keher's tally of fourteen points guaranteed a victory for Kilkenny and a first All-Ireland medal for Coogan.
Tipperary provided the opposition in 1964's the All-Ireland final, however, in spite of Kilkenny being the pundits' favorites the men from Munster completely overpowered Coogan's side on a score line of 5–13 to 2–8.
Kilkenny lost their provincial crown in 1965, however, the team bounced back in 1966 with Coogan collecting a second National League medal and a third Leinster title.
That day 'the Cats' had goals at vital times from Paddy Moran, Martin Brennan and Tom Walsh to lay to rest a Tipperary bogey that had lasted since 1922.
Early in the game it looked as if the Leesiders would triumph over their great rivals once again, however, five points from Kilkenny in the last seven minutes gave Coogan a third All-Ireland medal.
In June 1996, Coogan was convicted of indecent assault on two young girls and sentenced to four years in jail.