Bravest footballer

[Jinxy]

Watching Darren Fay diving around the place yesterday, with eyes only for the ball got me thinking. Around the counties, who would be considered the bravest player? I'm not talking about being big or intimidating (or dirty), I mean the type of lad that goes in for the ball without holding back, even though he knows there's a good chance he'll come a cropper. Current or past players are all acceptable. Paddy Reynolds was another Meath player with no regard for his own safety. Watching the Meath-Kildare game on TG4 a couple of weeks ago he got rightly clobbered by Glen Ryan as he was going down to pick up a ball. Came back on again a few minutes later even though he was concussed! Hardy little b*ll*x.

[The Real Laoislad]

Joe Higgins Laois

[Maximus Marillius]

Current Derry midfielder Fergal Doherty and excorner back Kieran Mc Keever

[stpauls]

Kieran McGeeney

[aontroim abu]

Brian Mullins 

[TORGAEL]

Greg Blaney

[mouview]

Bravest / most foolhardy hurler possibly Brendan Lynskey (+ honourable mention to Mike Coleman )

[Carmen Stateside]

Football - Conor Gormley Tyrone

Hurling- Ciaran Carey Limerick

[Drumanee 1]

johnny mcgurk,like him or love him by god he was brave,remeber one time in a club match he could not get his hands out to block a goal bound shot so he stuck his head in front of the ball and got a cracked skull for his trouble

[Syd The Sailor]

Tony Scullion - Derry

[rootthemout]

francie bellew without doubt.gets a lot of stick for the wrong reasons,as hard and fair as i have seen.

[5 Sams]

as hard and fair as i have seen.

Aye right

[screenmachine]

fergal doc...havent seen him come out of 50/50 on the wrong side and we all remember that tackle! against donegal last year.  also at the sevens last year i think it was an riocht they were playin when he scattered three men in a row and held onto possession in the process!

[blanketattack]

Tim Kennelly

[Ethan Edwards]

Johnny McGurk - you couldnt like him if you rared him, but he was a brave wee hor