Sporting Heroes

**finlma** · 19/12/2005, 11:13 AM

I'd give John Tracey a mention there too. It was a great achievment to win that silver.

**beautifulrock** · 19/12/2005, 12:36 PM

Hagler, Paul McGrath, Maradonna, LiamBrady, Jack O Shea, Jimmy White, Alex Higgins, Sugar Ray, Ali, Ollie Cambpell, Marco Van Basten, Jean Pierre Rives, Zico, Paltini

**Metrostars** · 19/12/2005, 3:37 PM

Some strange ones, in no particular order:

Bryan Robson, Platini, Socrates, Chick Deasy, Paul McGrath, Jack O'Shea, Pat Spillane, Bernard Brogan, John Connolly, Sylvie Linnane, Eamon Coughlin, Barry McGuigan, Alex Higgins, Moss Keane, Sean Kelly.

**Redtop** · 24/12/2005, 12:32 PM

jamie carragher and micheal owen

**The Stars** · 24/12/2005, 5:04 PM

Falcon Rose.

**Rory H** · 27/12/2005, 10:49 AM

juan pablo angel.....

**De Town** · 27/12/2005, 3:28 PM

Originally Posted by wild rover

juan pablo angel.....

people really are taking the p1ss

**Conor H** · 27/12/2005, 4:41 PM

Alan Murphy

**Rory H** · 28/12/2005, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by De Town

people really are taking the p1ss

im fu[king not!!

the man is a legend!

**Ash** · 28/12/2005, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by The Stars

Falcon Rose.

Gotta be Johnny Hoakes

**blutil** · 30/12/2005, 5:11 PM

Des O'Brien, one of Ireland's most illustrious back rows and a member of the famous Grand Slam side of 1948, has died at his home in Edinburgh. He was aged 86.

Des was an Old Belvederian and played on the first two of the famous seven-in-a-row Leinster Senior Cup winning sides. He was first capped for Ireland in Paris in 1948 and went on to win the Triple Crown and Grand Slam. He played in all of Ireland's games from 1948 to 1952.

IRFU President Andy Crawford led the tributes to the former Old Belvedere number eight: "The IRFU would like to pass on its deepest sympathies to Des O'Brien's family at his recent passing. Des served both Ireland and his club with great distinction and he will be sorely missed by his past team-mates and his friends.

He continued, "His name will remain one synonymous with the 1948 Grand Slam, but his services to the game went beyond his first international season, where he went on to captain Ireland and manage the British & Irish Lions. May he rest in peace."

also played international tennis, squash and hockey i think.

**HarpoJoyce** · 01/01/2006, 2:56 PM

Originally Posted by blutil

also played international tennis, squash and hockey i think.

http://news.independent.co.uk/people...icle335787.ece
He played hockey for Wales and a tennis reserve after he retired from Cardiff RFC. Managed the British and Irish ;lions in New Zealand aswell

Heroes: Senna, Armando Maradona.

**Karlos** · 25/01/2006, 8:47 PM

Football: Tony Adams & David Rocastle
NFL: John Elway & Jerry Rice
NHL: Wayne Gretsky
NBA: Larry Bird
Golf: Tiger Woods

**joeSoap** · 26/01/2006, 9:15 AM

Soccer: Steve Coppell, Sammy McIlroy, Lou Macari, John Giles, Gerry Daly, Dessie Kennedy, Tony Meaney, Eoin Hand.
Rugby: Ollie Campbell, Gerry McLoughlin, Colm Tucker.
Motor Racing: Ayrton Senna
Athletics: Eamonn Coghlan.
Golf: Sevvy, Nicklaus, Lee Trevino
Cricket: Botham, Lamb, Desmond Haynes, Courtney Walsh
GAA: Joe McKenna, Leonard Enright, Tomy Quaid, Mikey Sheehy
Cycling: Sean Kelly
Snooker: Alex Higgins
Boxing Marvellous Marvin Hagler.

**Neish** · 29/01/2006, 6:49 PM

Football: Jonathan Speak, Eric Cantona, ,Mark Hughes, John Aldridge. Peter Schmeichel & Marco Van Basten

GAA: Tony Boyle=Donegal Forward when they one the cup in 1992(Used to go to most Donegal home games up to about the age of 13 or 14(1993 or 94) when I discovered Finn Harps and have been to very few GAA games since)

Motor Racing:Ayrton Senna, then Schumacer

Wrestling(Hey I was young): The Ultimate Warrior & The Undertaker

Can't think of anyone else, if i do Ill add them

**NeilMcD** · 06/04/2006, 2:51 PM

Football, Paul Mc Grath, Chris Hughton, Roy Keane, Liam Brady, Ray Houghton, Diego Maradaona

Always liked Jimmy White too and of course the Greatest, Ali.

**Pauro 76** · 07/04/2006, 12:11 PM

Football: Packie Bonner, Frank Stapleton, Ronnie Whelan, Paul McGrath, Robbie Fowler, John Aldridge Jan Molby (fat bastad, but a talented fat bastad), had a lot of admiration for Matt Le Tissier.... the mad unconventional ones like Paulo Di Canio, Paolo Wanchope..
Longford Town: Digger will always be a favourite and the local hero Sean Prunty.
Cycling: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche
Snooker: Jimmy White
Tennis: Tim Henman.

**londonirish17** · 07/04/2006, 1:28 PM

Soccer : Ray Houghton, Liam Brady, Ian Rush, Ruud Gullit, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Enzo Scifo, Cantona, Baresi, Schmeichel

Rugby : Serge Blanco, Will Carling, N. Jenkins, Keith Woods

Cycling : Johann Museeuw, Stephen Roche, Bjarne Riis

Tennis : Stefan Edberg, Mats Wilander, Boris Becker

**OwlsFan** · 03/05/2006, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Macy

F1: Mansell.

The guy needed a personality transplant. Never took to motor racing even though my brother was involved in the sport. Televised traffic! 75% car and 25% the driver.

**OwlsFan** · 04/05/2006, 8:53 AM

Originally Posted by gonzo

Football;George Best, Harry Hood, Bobby Lennox, Peter Lorimer, Eddie Gray, Johnny Giles, Dixie MacNeill, Ray Hankin

, Bryan Robson

, Paul McGrath
Cricket; Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Bishan Bedi, Glenn Turner, Allan Border
Boxing;Ali
Rugby;Mike Gibson,Willie John MacB.
Swimming;Mark Spitz, Michelle Smith

Athletics;Daley Thompson, Eamonn Coghlan
Show-Jumping!!!Eddie Macken

Blame a bizarre & colourful childhood..........often mixing with some very dubious people. Though I'm lucky enough to have met 8 of them in the flesh!

8 eh ? Let's guess Macken, Coghlan, Smith, Uh Ah..., Giles, Hankin (whoever he is), Gray and Lorimer. How many did I get ?