'Mal Donaghy, Tommy Armstrong and Pat Jennings also played soccer for their country and Gaelic games. Probably quite a few others.'

Padraig,

Is this the Tommy Armstrong that played with Franz Beckenbauer???

bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 19/01/2009 15:21:39    183872

I don't know where that story about Irwin marking Quinn in Croke Park came from. Didn't happen in 1983 anyway as Galway minors beat Cork, Dublin beat Antrim in semi final. Quinn only played minor that year so they would never have played other than that charity match a few years ago maybe???

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 19/01/2009 16:13:00    183959

bumpernut
County: Antrim
Posts: 142

183872
'Mal Donaghy, Tommy Armstrong and Pat Jennings also played soccer for their country and Gaelic games. Probably quite a few others.'

Padraig,

Is this the Tommy Armstrong that played with Franz Beckenbauer???


If it was in the States it is highly likely. I moved to Manchester in 1976 and lost touch, but I know Tommy played in the good old US of A.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 19/01/2009 17:10:44    184030

dhorse
County: Laois
Posts: 944

180672 was there a kerry man that went to play American football, as a place kicker???

No less a man than Mick O Connell ..... don't think he actually played any game but trained with a team it was big news at the time.

chainsaw (Laois) - Posts: 712 - 19/01/2009 17:18:29    184041

John Hayes actually played with Cappamore a club in east limerick, not Bruff as previously mentioned.
Paul O'Connell played with South Liberties another east limerick club

giveheralash (Limerick) - Posts: 53 - 20/01/2009 08:41:15    184502