As i open the envelope this award goes to without a doubt niall calahane followed by mick lyons & big tim kennaLly (R.I.P.)

silotar (Limerick) - Posts: 82 - 17/11/2008 02:23:44    142619

No contest - Mick Lyons.
In hurling in much the same era, Sylvie Linnane or Brendan Lynskey would have to be high if not top of the list.

sandman (Wexford) - Posts: 20 - 17/11/2008 07:45:09    142625

HokeyPokey
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142481 From Tyrone: Kevin Hughes, Conor Gormley, Enda McGinley, Joe McMahon or Seán Cavanagh
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Sorry Hokey, the first 3 are certainly among the hardest in Tyrone, but I think you are stretching it a bit with the other two.

Peter Canavan and Brian Dooher are both among the toughest/hardest players I have seen. Neither are big men, but both ferociously brave and very strong for their size. They'd have to be, to take the abuse they have both done for 15 years.

Thomas Clarke (Tyrone) - Posts: 1002 - 17/11/2008 09:20:25    142650

Trevor Giles was incredibly tough and didnt make any bones about it. Lyons definitely, Paudi O Se another one. Was at a game a few years ago between Mayo and Fermanagh the treatment Ciaran Mac was getting off the ball was unreal but he was only laughing at them. Mick Holden was one of the toughest of the Dubs without a doubt. Stephen O Brien from Cork another tough footballer and Henry Downey from Derry was like steel.

JohnMitchel (Dublin) - Posts: 178 - 17/11/2008 09:43:45    142659

HokeyPokey
County: Tyrone
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142481 From Tyrone: Kevin Hughes, Conor Gormley, Enda McGinley, Joe McMahon or Seán Cavanagh


You gotta be taking the *"^!? 2 nights a week training on Dungannon diving boards.

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 17/11/2008 09:44:10    142660

Geezer, Bellew, McEntees, Tommy Dowd, John McDermott, Keith barr, Charlie redmond, Martin shovlin (hard as nails), Brian McGilligan. Darren Fay. Me.

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 17/11/2008 09:47:31    142664

has to be Mick Lyons and Francie Bellew a close second....Mullins is great at hittin people from behind and when not expecting it,too me that doesnt count as been too tough!

Ric Flair (None) - Posts: 180 - 17/11/2008 10:28:59    142683

Trevor Giles was as hard as nails and made no bones about it. Mick Lyons and Paudi O Se another two tough footballers. Was at a game a few years back between Mayo and Fermanagh and the treatment Ciaran Mac was getting off the ball was unreal but he was only laughing at them. As far as the Dubs go Mick Holden was as tough as they came. Stephen O Brien from Cork and Henry Downey from Derry were tough footballers too.

JohnMitchel (Dublin) - Posts: 178 - 17/11/2008 10:35:33    142685

Jacko roasted Mullins any time he got to play against him. FACT!

icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2581 - 17/11/2008 10:42:27    142691

Silvie lennane

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 17/11/2008 11:09:02    142719

john McDermot, Jack Sheedy, Keith Barr, Mick Lyons, Gerry Hargan & Coleman Corrigan, Anthony Moyles, McEntee's, Bellew, John Lynch, Colm McMemaman, Ja Fallon, Kevin Foley, Liam Harnan, Colm O'Rourke, Eamonn Heary, Brian Stynes, Séamus Quinn, Niall Buckley, Davy Dalton, Glen Ryan, Brendan Reilly, Anthony Tohill, tony Scullion, Brian Gilligan, Seamus & Henry Downey, Dermot McNicholl, Alan Mulholland, Dermot Early snr, TJ Kilgallon, Peter Forde, Conor Deegan, Brian Burns the list could go on all day Seán Kavanagh? He's certainly strong and physical but rolling around the ground, diving in '08 hardly makes him tough!

BeanPhaidin (Dublin) - Posts: 84 - 17/11/2008 11:09:30    142722

Paidi

Real Kerry Fan (None) - Posts: 2957 - 17/11/2008 11:14:57    142732

Every county has their candidates for this. From a Monaghan perspective I'd say Gerry McCarville and Fergus Caulfield, toughest overall, probably Mick Lyons alright.

mid-mon man (Monaghan) - Posts: 1680 - 17/11/2008 11:52:20    142794

Jason Sherlock. It's the little fellas that get the knocks off the big fellas that are tough.
It's easy to be tough when you weight about 15 stone and stand at over 6 foot.
Canavan was a tough little man too, he probably had a bit more bulk than Sherlock tough.

Nick (Wexford) - Posts: 1100 - 17/11/2008 12:01:05    142811

Agree with ya there samin10 re Martin Shovlin. My own club mate, doesn't look big but he is as wiry and tough a customer as they come. The abuse I've seen that man take is unreal. Just keeps on truckin though!

Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9846 - 17/11/2008 12:34:20    142853

Surely Ciaran McGeeney has to be in for a shout?

Refill_Pad (Tyrone) - Posts: 78 - 17/11/2008 12:53:26    142883

mick lyons or liam harnan.a pair of animals they were.

edd (Meath) - Posts: 48 - 17/11/2008 14:30:53    143017

Fergus Cauflied

If you never heard of him ask someone who watched footy in the 80's ....

It was after watching a game with him playing that someone once said there was no such thing as a late tackle once it happened on the same day

PrinceKev (Tyrone) - Posts: 62 - 17/11/2008 15:02:49    143047

aidan o mahony

millhouse (Meath) - Posts: 892 - 17/11/2008 15:18:34    143071

Mullins was the hardest man, someone said Jacko was tougher, he was a tough and great player too but he came on the scene after Mullins had recovered from a car crash which left him with all sorts of breaks and ailments and went on to win an all ireland, thats a tough body, mind and soul. The comment about small men being tougher is a fair comments too.

RUBADUB (Dublin) - Posts: 477 - 17/11/2008 15:37:08    143097