Christy Ring was still winning Railway Cup medals, when they meant something, aged 42 or so.

My last competitive championship game was the day after my 44th birthday, but the other team who went on to win that championship had two players older than me in their side.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 10/10/2010 18:26:01    793741

johnny nevin of naomh brid in carlow won the man of the match in the carlow senior hurling final in 2008 at the age of 43....some going!

arrows85 (Carlow) - Posts: 202 - 11/10/2010 09:46:14    793933

I remember Dan McCartan (Wee James' uncle & multi- All Ireland winner) playing in goals for his club's reserve team when he was well into his 50s.

He was like a bear & scared the **** out of some of the young fellas!

blu (Down) - Posts: 1240 - 11/10/2010 10:09:21    793955

I remember seeing something on tv before about a Kerry hurler. Name was Tom Randles. He was playing into his 70s.

Doritos (Mayo) - Posts: 64 - 11/10/2010 10:09:48    793956

That's right Doritos, he made the news a few years back by playing a full game at the age of 70/71 some 50 years after winning his last County chamionship medal....that's some going!

3SeptemberRoad (Kerry) - Posts: 99 - 11/10/2010 10:58:52    794004

I'd say Rhodejim will have a few stories later on in the week when he sobers up after Rhode's championship win yesterday!

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9728 - 11/10/2010 11:06:41    794007

My Grandfather played for our club team until he was 54 as a goalkeeper and his son (my uncle) played in the same team. I wonder was it the team that beat you that day Patrique??

frankbhoy77 (Antrim) - Posts: 1300 - 11/10/2010 19:49:20    794576

patrique congratulations and self glorification is faint praise indeed

CheFinny (UK) - Posts: 1358 - 12/10/2010 08:57:23    794745

Patrique beat the tar out of the two oul boys on the other team when he heard them whistling subversive tunes in the showers.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 12/10/2010 09:45:38    794764

tullamore's goalkeeper on sunday Damien Fox will be 49 won his first county medal last year.

Birrgreat (Offaly) - Posts: 111 - 12/10/2010 09:53:14    794772

Mickey Linden, mayobride and down placed one week before his 40th birthday in an ulster senior football final in 2003 - scored last week in mayobridge's win in the reserve f.c. final win - a legend at 47

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1687 - 12/10/2010 12:43:57    794930

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791812 Cheers Ollie.

Speaking of club stories, was in the local few years ago talking GAA with a few heads and this question was put to me. A player once scored two points in a row during a club game without any other player on the field touching the ball. How did it happen? Some of you may have heard this one before but see who can come up with the answer.

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all i can think is he scored a point, the keeper wasted time over the kickout, the referee threw it up, and the same player caught it and kicked a 2nd point. .?

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5244 - 12/10/2010 14:07:19    795013

cuchullian - was talking with the lads in work about mickey linden. He is also fastest man in Ireland for the over 40's i believe as well?

bosch (Derry) - Posts: 873 - 12/10/2010 14:10:41    795017

I'm going to say a midfielder just before halftime and just after halftime!

Trenchman (Waterford) - Posts: 114 - 12/10/2010 14:14:51    795021

He was playing for Portlaoise against Parnells and just after he scored the point Parnells waved the deeds of a penthouse apartment at him, he signed a transfer, swapped jersies, caught the kickout and put it over the Portlaoise bar?

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 12/10/2010 14:15:09    795022

Lad playing junior football forgalway club aged 51 this year in goals,his son is 32 and played full back and his (Son) granson 15 was in the subs but never came on as a sub so don't know if that counts

BigJohn.6_8 (Galway) - Posts: 704 - 13/10/2010 13:12:16    795539

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794007 I'd say Rhodejim will have a few stories later on in the week when he sobers up after Rhode's championship win yesterday!

how would ya have stories and i cant remember anything

Rhodejim (Offaly) - Posts: 2888 - 13/10/2010 14:25:25    795595

That story about Tom Randles is fantastic! There's an entry on wikipedia, mostly detailing his appearance for Kilgarvan at 71, and a link to the Kingdom newspaper story on it. Cracking story.

Tongo (UK) - Posts: 1795 - 15/10/2010 12:32:29    797186

Article on former Donegal great Martin Shovlin playing for his club in a county final this weekend at the tender age of 49 on the main page.

vice99 (Donegal) - Posts: 1054 - 29/10/2010 16:45:31    805882

Once my club were playing a junior match in our own field and there were only 14 there so they got one of the older lads whod retired a few years before to play. He was in his late 30's/early 40's and scored 2-4 from play. Whilst wearing a pair of wellies

Darragh94 (Wicklow) - Posts: 44 - 29/10/2010 21:51:04    806136