Just watched Laochra Gael last night and I think it is fair to say that Jimmy will go down in GAA history as the greatest dual player ever.

MARNELL (Westmeath) - Posts: 728 - 20/04/2012 09:16:42    1156340

As dual players go, he was one of the best. Not many people in the history of the GAA can say they have a Sam Maguire & Liam McCarthy medal. What an achievement.

Rebel.Og (Cork) - Posts: 519 - 20/04/2012 10:01:59    1156374

I agree Marnell..One of the greats

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13654 - 20/04/2012 10:23:52    1156390

I would agree but I missed the TG4 show, must keep an eye out for it.
But in fairness,he was lucky enough to be from a county which does their best for both codes and encourages players to play both where possible and where the players are interested.
Whose to say,for example,that we wouldnt be saying the same now about Henry Shefflin if he were from Cork?

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 20/04/2012 10:44:30    1156421

Teddy McCarthy was pretty good too at both codes plus Aussie rules for Ireland

St.Conleth (Kildare) - Posts: 1722 - 20/04/2012 10:57:25    1156437

Yeah, JBM kind of made that point near the end Perfect10. He also acknowledged that if he'd been born in another county, he may not have won half as much. But in the end, when you're acknowledging greatness, if and buts, are just interesting sideshows. It's like the KK team that Shefflin is a part of. They are the greatest team of all time. They may not have been IF Cork didn't have their share of internal strife. BUT what if Sheedy had stayed with Tipp or arrived on the scene sooner? What IF KK hadn't had the consistency of management they had under Cody? None of those ifs or buts can alter the fact that KK have produced the greatest team that ever played the game.

JBM as the greatest dual star though? What about Jack Lynch? And I know plenty of people who would say that Ray Cummins was a better hurler than JBM.

JBM may, or may not, be the greatest dual player ever. But what he definitely is, is a very nice guy who must be liked by every single person who ever met him! Just a naturally likelable character. In any event, the title 'greatest' can only last so long. As Ring once acknowledged, it is inevitable that the best players are in the future, not in the past.

Culchie (Cork) - Posts: 799 - 20/04/2012 11:11:04    1156448

I think the best dual player at the moment is your man Higgins from Mayo - serious player.
Honourable mentions in my time looking at the game include;

Conal Keaney
Sean Og
Alan Kerins
Eoin Cadogan
Stephen Lucey
Brian Corcoran
Ciaran Kilkenny

any others?

sportsfan14 (USA) - Posts: 281 - 20/04/2012 11:11:17    1156449

sportsfan14
County: USA
Posts: 34

1156449 I think the best dual player at the moment is your man Higgins from Mayo - serious player.
Honourable mentions in my time looking at the game include;

Conal Keaney
Sean Og
Alan Kerins
Eoin Cadogan
Stephen Lucey
Brian Corcoran
Ciaran Kilkenny

any others?

Well if you are going down the route of Ciarán Kilkenny you'd have to mention Eiméad Ó Conghaile too.

Culann (Dublin) - Posts: 2306 - 20/04/2012 11:33:36    1156475

JBM no doubt great

Henry Downey from Derry may surprise some of you and actually made it onto the Fitzgibbon cup team of the century ahead of many luminaries ...not bad for a guy considered by many as a footballer. As the Wexford man said for many counties particularly in Derry choices have to be made to the detriment usually of hurling.
Cork are to be commended though for trying to encourage bot though these days Cadogan aside it's much rarer.

Tyronetim (Tyrone) - Posts: 1254 - 20/04/2012 11:37:48    1156478

sportsfan14
County: USA
Posts: 34

1156449 I think the best dual player at the moment is your man Higgins from Mayo - serious player.
Honourable mentions in my time looking at the game include;

Conal Keaney
Sean Og
Alan Kerins
Eoin Cadogan
Stephen Lucey
Brian Corcoran
Ciaran Kilkenny

any others?

Paul Brady

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12291 - 20/04/2012 11:43:51    1156482

I cant believe some of the names on the list who are ahead of Denis Coughlan of Cork,he was a classy hurler and footballer,I saw him play both codes and in my estimation he should be up at the top of any list of dual players

mooncat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 538 - 20/04/2012 12:18:59    1156505

BIG Geoffery McGonnigle!!

sam09 (Tyrone) - Posts: 339 - 20/04/2012 12:22:48    1156511

redmond barry was good at both and aidan walsh.

srgt_slaughter (Meath) - Posts: 462 - 20/04/2012 12:23:52    1156512

Was a bit surprised when i seen he won a football All Ireland in 1973 almost 40 years ago now, goes to show time dont be long going

moomoo (Kerry) - Posts: 4023 - 20/04/2012 13:01:49    1156556

sportsfan14
County: USA
Posts: 34

1156449 I think the best dual player at the moment is your man Higgins from Mayo - serious player.
Honourable mentions in my time looking at the game include;

Conal Keaney
Sean Og
Alan Kerins
Eoin Cadogan
Stephen Lucey
Brian Corcoran
Ciaran Kilkenny

any others?

Caher Healy at present.

Liam Currams, a legend.

Jack lynch also has 5 hurling and 1 football all ireland, also 11 county hurling titles, a great sportsman, an awful Taoiseach

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 20/04/2012 13:01:56    1156557

moomoo
County: Kerry
Posts: 1499

1156556 Was a bit surprised when i seen he won a football All Ireland in 1973 almost 40 years ago now, goes to show time dont be long going.

It sure does, i was studenting in cork at the time JB in his Bootboy gear was a feature of the scene.

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 20/04/2012 13:14:29    1156570

Mick Mackey played senior hurling & football for Limerick

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1130 - 20/04/2012 13:48:32    1156598

Jack Lynch?

wise_guy (Tyrone) - Posts: 1584 - 20/04/2012 13:56:06    1156607

Has to be DJ Carey actually. Does anyone have have more All-Irelands in two codes?

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12291 - 20/04/2012 13:58:50    1156611

Breffni39
County: Cavan
Posts: 7321

1156611 Has to be DJ Carey actually. Does anyone have have more All-Irelands in two codes?

H******* is not condoned here

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 20/04/2012 14:01:02    1156613