Ex-County players still playing club football at a brave oul age

[T O Hare]

Mickey "the legend" Linden played senior reserve two years ago aged 47 and was unstoppable as we won the championship.. His son on the squad as well..  He could be talked out of retirement in a few weeks as the USA has affected our reserve side for the championship.

[southdown]

Is there footage going around of Linden playing a blinder in a reserve final not too long ago??

[Lar Naparka]

Billy Fitzpatrick came on as a sub for Mayo in the drawn All Ireland semi against Dublin in 1985.  He clipped over a nice point also. He was 42 at the time.

[Westside]

Larry is still terrorising Div 2 defences in Cavan.

[Celt_Man]

Larry is still terrorising Div 2 defences in Cavan.

Not anymore!!! Unless he dusts the boots off for a rattle at Shercock in the home of football next Sunday!!

[kuht]

Maurice Fitz still at it at 43 ......some legend

[Heshs Umpire]

Former Laois and Leinster footballer Denis Lalor won a Division 5 league medal last week on his 45th birthday.

[theticklemister]

Is that him playing against Dromaird Pearses?

WATCH OUT FOR DECLAN O SULLIVAN'S EXTENDED ARM OUR GREAT ONE!

[thejuice]

Ollie Murphy made his Meath SHC debut at the ripe old age of 37 last week for Gaeil Colmcille. Starting them young in Meath now.

[orangeman]

Ollie Murphy made his Meath SHC debut at the ripe old age of 37 last week for Gaeil Colmcille. Starting them young in Meath now.

Is there any truth that Seanie is looking a transfer to them ? Supposedly they've a right wee side and there's a chance of a medal.

[Croí na hÉireann]

Some clubs in Dublin have huge another of teams. Worked with a lad that played with one the Crokes junior teams, I would have known some people from the crokes and lads who played senior with them at the time from Monaghan. He'd not have a clue who or what I'd be talking about. He knew when his team was playing and enjoyed playing with them but that was as far as he got involved in the club and where his interested ended, which is fair enough and at least he was still playing.

Paraic McDonald??

Some clubs are massive and there can be a huge disconnect alright between members

True that. The amount of new faces I see each year is ridiculous. And if a fella steps up or down onto a team you mightn't see him for months.

[stew]

Martin McQuillan played in a B championship semi-final a couple of years back, 2009 I think. He would have been around 45 at the time.

Mattie Lennon looked in serious shape playing the recreational football earlier this year.

I thought that wee fecker Lennon was from Middletown.

[stew]

No longer playing but Peter McGinnity played club football well into his fifties back in the day, he was some player.

Maurice Fitz is one of the best players ever to grace a football pitch, he was sublime and got fecked over by Kerry, he should have play about five more years for them.

[Derry Optimist]

When it comes to longevity at playing club football, Down treble All Ireland  Senior medal winner Dan McCartan is hard to beat. First of all, along with his first cousin  the great Sean O'Neill, he played in sixteen Ulster senior finals, including the 1974 Ulster final replay against Donegal. During his career he played club football with Glenn, Tullylish and Carrryduff. At the age of 47, along with his son Mark,  he won a Down Junior championship medal in 1986. The long - serving Dan played his last club game for Carryduff in 1998, at the ripe young age of 59! Having been an outstanding handballer since his days in St Colman's College in Newry, he continued to play the small ball game all his life until he was  in his mid sixties. Furthermore, in 2004, just before his 65th birthday, and along with former Antrim star Gaelic footballer Des McNeill, he brought another All Ireland medal to his native county. That year they won the All Ireland Diamond Masters' doubles 40 x 20  handball final in Mullingar. So from the age of 12 when he started in St Colman's until he retired from handball at the age of 65 Dan McCartan had been a continuous, active participant in Gaelic Games of one code or both  for a remarkable,  successive 53 years. The modest Dan who has now retired from his dental practice is surely deserving of some individual award for outstanding service to Gaelic Games. The appropriate authorities should take note of this fantastic achievement.

[Hardy]

Great post, DO.