Realdub meath only became hardmen after mullins retired , when he was playing the meath boys were like little mice around him.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 18/10/2011 19:06:35    1054324

Mullins was as hard as hell but if you check back on the Leinster finals or meetings with Meath in general during Brian's career you'll find they were close encounters!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8785 - 18/10/2011 19:50:24    1054358

Brian Mullins , Mick Holden (RIP) , Mick Kennedy , Eamon Heery, Keith Barr & Tommy Carr from Dublin. From other counties , Sean Marty Lockhart , Brian McGilligan , Brendan Dunleavy, Mick Lyons , Colm O'Rourke , Liam Harnan , Robbie O'Malley , Paidi O'Sé , Spike Fagan, Larry Tompkins , Pat O'Byrne and Francie Bellew spring to mind

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 18/10/2011 20:07:27    1054367

Lads u remember back in 91 there was a mill up between louth n laois, some bald head fella for louth battered half the laois team unbelievable punches from him. Can anyone remember his name?

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 18/10/2011 20:17:04    1054375

Yeah he was one of the subs, doubt if he was in the panel for ability!

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8785 - 18/10/2011 20:20:29    1054377

Noel Tierney Galway, Paddy McCormack Offaly , Andy McCabe Cavan, Martin Griffin Donegal..

richiej (UK) - Posts: 1430 - 18/10/2011 20:27:00    1054381

Kevin o Hanlon, he boxed for the army I believe ,and boy he could box.
He got 12 months for that I think and Louth & Laois were both fined 5k which in 91 was some fine.
That row is up on YouTube somewhere!

pundit2 (Louth) - Posts: 597 - 18/10/2011 20:29:58    1054382

Dublinupnorth, you have Mick Holden (RIP) is that the Mick Holden that was in the full back line in the mid 80's ya? what happened him?

Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 18/10/2011 20:34:14    1054384

For Kerry hard men of the 70's and 80's Paidí, Horse, Johnno but the hardest of all was Jimmy Deenihan, just ask JB Murphy or Denie Allen from Cork, after that you'd Liam Flah and Eamon Breen, nowadays the hard man image is gone cos of CCCC etc, still alive and well at club footbal even more so at Junior B. Have always had a grá for Meath Football even though I a true kerryman always had time for Mick Lyons and Liam Harnan but the man I admired most of all was Colm Coyle... a nutter but with a savage football ability and football brain

Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 18/10/2011 20:40:01    1054385

Pundit2 was that his name, big bald head fella , I've never seen better punches thrown on a football pitch in my life.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 18/10/2011 20:40:06    1054386

David Brady, what a man!

killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 18/10/2011 20:42:06    1054387

Yes it was indeed, he was a tough boyo alright, knew how to box.
Scattered a few and nobody could get near him!

pundit2 (Louth) - Posts: 597 - 18/10/2011 20:47:15    1054394

Ciaran Duff? You cannot be serious. Dirty yes, hard no. You never saw Mick Lyons, Eamonn Heary, Brian Mullins or Pat Byrne kick on a fella on the head on the ground. They did their talking with their fists/elbows.

From my own county Glenn Ryan and Davy Dalton was as tough as boots.

sedico (Kildare) - Posts: 1682 - 18/10/2011 20:49:47    1054396

Comes lads you know the rules... No kildare or Mayo players aloud on this thread.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 18/10/2011 20:55:53    1054401

a fair few boys who played senior football in Tyrone between 1996-2004 and London 2004-2010 would have taken a belt or two off me. There was one Antrim/Down lad, originally a hurler, not sure in London football who was probably my main rival in the hardness stakes

CheFinny (UK) - Posts: 1358 - 18/10/2011 20:55:57    1054402

Denihan wasn't a hard man by any stretch of the imagination, all he did was pull & drag off the ball. Lyons was tough as teak but as I said in earlier post there was a guy operating circa 67 who would be before most of y'ere time called Red Collier, jaysus but he was tough.

corkcelt (Cork) - Posts: 4388 - 18/10/2011 20:56:20    1054403

As already mentioned, first cousins Mick Lyons and Liam Harnan for Meath. If you got by Liam Harnan you had Mick Lyons upon you.

Pundit2, is he one of the O'Hanlon's from Clann na gael? Seamus O'Hanlon was a fantastic footballer, great service to Louth and he represented Leinster aswell.

Gerry McEntee was another, if he layed you in a bad state he would tend you after the game!

gaelicgab (USA) - Posts: 878 - 18/10/2011 21:02:06    1054410

clondalkindub
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Pundit2 was that his name, big bald head fella , I've never seen better punches thrown on a football pitch in my life.

Here you go Clondalkindub

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvaIx3gqROE&feature=related

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 18/10/2011 21:05:11    1054417

Mick Lyons was hard as nails but I don't think he was a good fighter.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 18/10/2011 21:07:29    1054421

Hahaha brilliant Ollie I think he dropped two in that clip but I'm nearly sure he drops more???

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 18/10/2011 21:17:09    1054426