GAA Childhood Heroes

[galla]

until i was 12 i thought Joe Cooney was the only hurler in the world

[Orior]

It would appear that the Downmen here who are nominating Arkle, never saw Joe Lennon or Jarlath Carey. While Arkle was a good Mid-Fielder, he would not have been fit to carry the water bottle for either lennon or Carey

You need to be that little bit older to model yourself on Joe Lennon who, of course, was actualy an Armagh man.

[the Deel Rover]

matt connor, i even got a offaly kit one year just to be like him

[GaillimhIarthair]

Jack O'Shea.............

[orangeman]

Paidi O'Se  - hard nut to crack !

[The Hill is Blue]

Kevin Heffernan, Des Foley and Mickey Whelan

[longball]

Niall Buckley

[lynchbhoy]

Jack O'Shea, Gerry mcentee, brian Mullins, Brian McGilligan, Matt Connor, Fran McMahon, Frank McGuigan, Phelim Farrell

Cormac Bonner, Joe McKenna, John Fenton

[Uladh]

Now i never thought fran McMahon would make this thread. and via derry man too!

[bennydorano]

Now i never thought fran McMahon would make this thread. and via derry man too!

His second appearance

[culchy1]

Mick lyons, Martin O'Connell, Niall Cahalane & Robbie O'Malley.

[the Deel Rover]

jesus i'm surprised you picked a cork man culchy1 your not a defender by any chance

[The Subbie]

Ray Mc Carron , what a sweet footballer that man was.
Gerry Mc Carville , A BEAR.
Fergus Caulfield , what a sweet ....elbow that man had 

[The Hill is Blue]

Most of the men on the Down and Galway teams of the early '60s

[Graham Garrity]

My childhood favourite was Brian Mullins.  Hard man.