How many LOI players have excelled at other sports?

**Red&White Rover** · 26/07/2006, 5:59 PM

john o hara played for mayo i think,

**MariborKev** · 26/07/2006, 10:12 PM

Anthony Tohill - Derry City , Doire, and AFL
Donal O'Brien - Finn Harps, Derry and also AFL to a decent standard

**onceahoop** · 26/07/2006, 10:16 PM

Niall Quinn played in an All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final for Dublin

**headtheball** · 26/07/2006, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by onceahoop

Niall Quinn played in an All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final for Dublin

If we are moving outta the league and to Irish internationals.What about Tony Cascarino. He is on Sky regularly playing poker. Does poker count as a sport.

**JC_GUFC** · 26/07/2006, 11:01 PM

Ryan Lucas (ex Galway United) was an international in both Football and Basketball for Barbados. He definitely didn't excell at the former!

Apparently he's trying his hand at gymnastics too after getting inspired by an attempted overhead against Monaghan a few years back!

**Stevo Da Gull** · 26/07/2006, 11:05 PM

Tommy Gill- Bray Wanderers and Gaelic Football

EDIT

John Walsh- Bray Wanderers, Finn Harps and Gaelic Football with Wicklow, Bray Emmets

**The Stars** · 26/07/2006, 11:14 PM

Sean Flannery of Sligo rovers also played GAA for a while aswell as Michael McNamara and I think Conor O'Grady did the same before going to Cork.

**Dr.Nightdub** · 26/07/2006, 11:27 PM

Alan Reynolds - Waterford, Rovers, Cork, Shels, Waterford and kickboxing.

**harpskid** · 26/07/2006, 11:48 PM

Brendan Devenney - Harps and Donegal GAA
Barry Mc Gowan - Harps and Donegal GAA (won an All Ireland in '92)

**De Town** · 27/07/2006, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by Dr.Nightdub

Alan Reynolds - Waterford, Rovers, Cork, Shels, Waterford and kickboxing.

He was with us aswell...unfortunately...did his best to get us relegated

**Ash** · 27/07/2006, 8:03 AM

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

George O'Callaghan - world champion diver

I hear he's also representing Ireland in the Mens 100 Metre Whinge

**Magicme** · 27/07/2006, 8:16 AM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

Jason Sherlock-UCD / Dublin GAA

Jayo was also a top class basketballer who won All Ireland Schools championships with St Vincents. I rem goin to watch my bf playing against Vincents & beating them in Glasnevin & Jayo was playing. He must have been bout 17 at the time.

**Terry** · 27/07/2006, 8:25 AM

Michael Donnellan, Galway United and Galway Football all Ireland winner

**joeSoap** · 27/07/2006, 8:58 AM

Originally Posted by onceahoop

Niall Quinn played in an All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final for Dublin

Whats that got to do with EL players excelling at other sports?

**joeSoap** · 27/07/2006, 8:59 AM

I stand open to correction from Dundalk fans, but I think a guy called Peter Whitnell who won an All-Ireland with Down tried his hand at League of Ireland with Dundalk for a while.

**Dodge** · 27/07/2006, 9:25 AM

More than tried, he was excellent for them. Definitely played against Pats in 1996

**Magicme** · 27/07/2006, 9:27 AM

Oisin McConville of Armagh's All Ireland winning side signed for the Mons a few years back but dont think he got to play in a first team competitive game. May have played under 21's.

**bluemovie** · 27/07/2006, 3:53 PM

All-Star hurler Paul Flynn had an unsuccessful period as Blues goalkeeper having previously been with Aston Villa (sharing digs with Dwight Yorke).

The current Wexford Gaelic Football team has three ex-Blues on it: PJ Banville, Eric Bradley and John Hudson.

**monutdfc** · 27/07/2006, 4:56 PM

Oisin McConville apparently played for the U-21's and was not very good.
Declan Smyth captained Monaghan at gaa and played upfront for United for several seasons.

Peter Whithnall was with Reading in England before a broken leg halted his full-time professional football career.
Armagh great Ger Houlahan played for Sligo Rovers among others (including United I'm pretty sure)

**Poor Student** · 27/07/2006, 6:59 PM

There was a fella called Hugh O'Neill who played for UCD in the LOI B Division the year before UCD were admitted to senior football. Think he played international rugby for Ireland is some Triple Crown winning team in the 80's. Back when UCD were admitted to senior football only students were allowed to play for the club and O'Neill moved on to postgrad at Trinity. He scored around 40 in the LOI B Division, I think.