In my lifetime it would be Paddy Keenan, but any of the 1957 team could be seen as the greatest.

PK57 (Louth) - Posts: 1660 - 17/05/2013 13:08:12    1385641

IMO

Paul Curran

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 17/05/2013 13:16:13    1385643

From what I ahev seen in the flesh Niall McNamee or Vinny Claffey.Matt Connor is our greatest ever footballer but I wasnt around when he was playing.

Brian Whelehan is the best I have seen hurl for Offaly and he is widely considered to be our greatest hurler aswell.

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 17/05/2013 13:19:31    1385644

From who i've seen in a Galway Football Jersey - Padraig Joyce. Hurler - Joe Cooney

tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 17/05/2013 13:23:09    1385647

Brian Mullins best ive ever seen in a Dublin jersey , feel Kevin Moran could have challanged had he stayed , from a more recent era Stephen Cluxton .
My father swears by Kevin Heffernan .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 17/05/2013 13:36:05    1385651

My own personal favorite was Barry Cunningham!

poiu (Donegal) - Posts: 71 - 17/05/2013 13:49:25    1385664

In my lifetime - Ciaran McDonald

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11539 - 17/05/2013 13:51:27    1385666

Francie Bellew

FairShoulder (Armagh) - Posts: 333 - 17/05/2013 13:59:55    1385675

Peter

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 17/05/2013 14:09:48    1385682

Cheating I know but I have to mention one from each generation - Mick Mackey, Eamon Cregan, Ciaran Carey

commercials1 (Limerick) - Posts: 115 - 17/05/2013 14:22:03    1385694

In my lifetime best Galway player Padraig Joyce. Most exciting footballer countrywide bar none Michael Donnellan. For Galway hurling has to be Gerry 'white boots' McInerney.

kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1973 - 17/05/2013 14:23:15    1385695

My favorite was Stefan White but Paddy Keenan has to be the greatest. Great man on and off the pitch. This legend deserves a Leinster medal.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 17/05/2013 14:27:28    1385696

would probably say John Newton, great fielder of the ball.Also was a big fan of Mike Ryan.

Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 17/05/2013 14:32:56    1385702

Has to be Karl Lacey with Michael Murphy and Martin McHugh just trailing Karl. Even when we were at our lowest ebb, Lacey was still class, like the year he came back from travelling Oz just before the championship and still was one of our best performers. I don't have to explain last years performances!

jimmyjojo (Donegal) - Posts: 85 - 17/05/2013 14:36:59    1385711

fortyfive
County: Tyrone
Posts: 5157

1385682 Peter
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If there was ever one player that could be described the best of the best out of one particular county...

He's your man.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20763 - 17/05/2013 14:39:09    1385713

Eugene McKenna

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 17/05/2013 14:39:31    1385714

Impossible to pick just one, there have been so many greats down the years, Peter mcdermott. Jack Quinn, Brian Stafford, Gerry mcentee, Colm orouke, Trevor Giles,, Darren fay, john mcdermott, Graham geraghty, Graham Reilly.
How could I be expected to pick just one, but ill try. Martin O'Connell. Has there ever been one better?? Nah

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 17/05/2013 14:52:09    1385731

I'm from Kerry.... the page isn;t big enough

Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 17/05/2013 15:00:40    1385739

football :kevin o brien .
hurling:don hyland

curnew (Wicklow) - Posts: 449 - 17/05/2013 15:01:56    1385740

Football - Jimbo
Hurling - Have a feeling it will be Rushie

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 17/05/2013 15:05:15    1385743