How many LOI players have excelled at other sports?

**joeSoap** · 26/07/2006, 2:24 PM

I'm trying to put together a list of players who have played in the League of Ireland and have done well in other sports. So far I've got:

Dave Barry-Cork City and Cork GAA.
Tony Ward-Limerick and Rugby International

Add to the list if you can think of any more....

**DmanDmythDledge** · 26/07/2006, 2:29 PM

Kevin Moran(I think) played for UCD and Dublin GAA
Brendan Devanney- Finn Harps and Donegal GAA

**joeSoap** · 26/07/2006, 2:31 PM

Jason Sherlock-UCD / Dublin GAA

**placid casual** · 26/07/2006, 2:32 PM

stephen grant played for rovers for a few seasons.
now makin moves in the golf world apparently.

**gspain** · 26/07/2006, 2:32 PM

Tony Ward also played football for Shamrock Rovers before moving to Limerick and taking up rugby.

Tom Clifford - Limerick - rugby for Ireland and the Lions.

Dinny Allen won the Cup with Cork Hibs in 1973 and won a GAA All Ireland with the Cork gaelic team. Probably the first to play both sports officially after the Ban was lifted. Some GAA players were accomodated with false names before that.

Francis Brosnihan played a couple of games for us and had a long rugby career with Young Munster and Munster (I don't think he was capped) but a decent rugby player. Didn't do much as a footballer though. He was on the bench in the Bernabeu.

**Sheridan** · 26/07/2006, 2:34 PM

Think this list should be restricted to sports at which one can truly "excel" (i.e., no GAA stuff) if it's to be have any value.

Kevin O'Flanagan (Bohs, Arsenal, London Irish, Ireland rugby/football international, sprint champion, long-jump champion) is obviously the unassailable benchmark.

**drummerboy** · 26/07/2006, 2:34 PM

Barry McGann and Paul McNaughton both played for Shels and both represented Ireland at rugby during the 1970s and 80s

**noby** · 26/07/2006, 2:58 PM

Alan Reynolds won a Junior Football All-Ireland.

**wws** · 26/07/2006, 3:02 PM

Oliver St John Gogarty

(17 sports) all at the athens olimpiad whilst playing for bohs

shay kelly - offally and pats

**Red4Eva** · 26/07/2006, 3:16 PM

david pugh-sh*tloads of sports

**Ash** · 26/07/2006, 3:20 PM

Gary Connaughton - Athlone Town + Westmeath GAA
Paddy Mulvihill - Longford/Athlone Town + Westmeath GAA
Shane Curran - Athlone Town + Roscommon GAA

**LFC in Exile** · 26/07/2006, 3:25 PM

Originally Posted by Sheridan

Kevin O'Flanagan (Bohs, Arsenal, London Irish, Ireland rugby/football international, sprint champion, long-jump champion) is obviously the unassailable benchmark.

His brother Michael O'Flanagan is also an international footballer and rugby player - making them the only brothers (there will ever be) to be capped in both sports for Ireland.

**LFC in Exile** · 26/07/2006, 3:26 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Gary Connaughton - Athlone Town + Westmeath GAA
Paddy Mulvihill - Longford/Athlone Town + Westmeath GAA
Shane Curran - Athlone Town + Roscommon GAA

Really excelling at both sports.

**Ash** · 26/07/2006, 3:35 PM

Originally Posted by LFC in Exile

Really excelling at both sports.

Well in the case of Gary Connaughton he's played for Athlone Town
(and scored from a clearance!), was in Ireland U20's squad and also
has a Leinster Championship medal with Westmeath.

**joeSoap** · 26/07/2006, 3:43 PM

Eoin Keating-Limerick FC/UCD- Limerick Senior GAA Football.

**Dodge** · 26/07/2006, 3:48 PM

Brian Donavon played football for Pats and gaelicked for Kildare a while ago. LEon Braithewaite was a decent junior sprinter before concentrating on football (his brother was in the olympics)

**De Town** · 26/07/2006, 4:27 PM

Originally Posted by Ash

Paddy Mulvihill - Longford/Athlone Town + Westmeath GAA

Oh he excelled alright

**sligoman** · 26/07/2006, 5:06 PM

Rovers defender Michael McNamara played the gah for Sligo too. Not sure if he was any good though(as I don't follow it) so maybe some Sligo GAA fan can tell ya...