Kildare's greatest Sportsman or Person

Stonecold wrote:

Ohtoohtobe wrote:

Jaysus Stonecold you really love your rugby. What's Jamie Heaslip done to be mentioned there? Good player and all, but greatest ever Kildare sportsperson?

2 Triple Crowns, 1 Grand Slam, 1 Heineken cup, 1 Magners Leagues, Lions Player.............. I suppose winning every honour in the Northern Hemisphere is not much for a 26 year old I suppose.........

Beat that Shackleton!

fionnmccool wrote:

Brian Dowling??

Jedward?? More of Rathangan's finest!

Would Geordan Murphy not surpass that record?

rgb wrote:

Would Geordan Murphy not surpass that record?

Jaysus yeah, forgot all about Gordon..................

You mean Geordan?

Sam1928 wrote:

Should have known. No decent Kildare man would be rooting around in the bushes of the Phoenix Park.

Rooting being the operative word in that sentence.

good to see deputy stagg pulled his trousers socks up and got on with what he knows best, serving his constituents, young and old

johnny mcdonald

Fone, I think if we had a thread about who could have been one of Kildares greatest sportsmen Johnny McDonald would have made it . A naturally gifted footballer.

stanley wrote:

Fone, I think if we had a thread about who could have been one of Kildares greatest sportsmen Johnny McDonald would have made it . A naturally gifted footballer.

Nuxer????

Sam1928 wrote:

Stonecold wrote:

Ohtoohtobe wrote:

Jaysus Stonecold you really love your rugby. What's Jamie Heaslip done to be mentioned there? Good player and all, but greatest ever Kildare sportsperson?

2 Triple Crowns, 1 Grand Slam, 1 Heineken cup, 1 Magners Leagues, Lions Player.............. I suppose winning every honour in the Northern Hemisphere is not much for a 26 year old I suppose.........

Beat that Shackleton!

he is a cert to be Irelands next captain also once BOD retires

Geordan Murphy, Jamie Heaslip, Trevor Brennan - are we a rugby county - LOL only joking many's a great person in the county my top 3 sports person / teams

1: Ruby Walsh
2: Rugby Lads
3: Kildare 2010 - will undoubtfully get the nod if we bring sam home

Nuxer???

In fairness to Niall Buckley he gave a lot of years to Kildare and played some of the best football I ever seen any individual play for the county. I think with the injuries he picked up over the years he was past his best when he went to the states, he had his own reasons for leaving and owes the supporters of Kildare nothing in my opinion. People still talk about Larry Tompkins and Shay Fahey's defection to Cork but it was their decision and they too must have good reasons for it. Lets hope the current crop of talented young footballers decide to stay around for the long term.

stanley wrote:

Nuxer???

In fairness to Niall Buckley he gave a lot of years to Kildare and played some of the best football I ever seen any individual play for the county. I think with the injuries he picked up over the years he was past his best when he went to the states

He was 29 ffs when he went to the states

Nuxer was probably one of the best players I have seen in my time. I marked him once ye know. Scored a goal I did and everything that day.
Nuxer still comments I was the toughest opponent he ever played against. ;-)

U-13 Community games in Newbridge. 1986. Morristown v Highfield. Our careers then went in opposite directions.

What could have been Sam.

JME wrote:

What could have been Sam.

Theres not a day goes by I dont think about it JME

Seriously though he was a great player.

JME wrote:

What could have been Sam.

It was more a case of 'what never was' in sam's case, JME........

pat taffe

wingback wrote:

Sam1928 wrote:

Stonecold wrote:

Ohtoohtobe wrote:

Jaysus Stonecold you really love your rugby. What's Jamie Heaslip done to be mentioned there? Good player and all, but greatest ever Kildare sportsperson?

2 Triple Crowns, 1 Grand Slam, 1 Heineken cup, 1 Magners Leagues, Lions Player.............. I suppose winning every honour in the Northern Hemisphere is not much for a 26 year old I suppose.........

Beat that Shackleton!

he is a cert to be Irelands next captain also once BOD retires

Northern hemisphere being the operative phrase... I have a problem with all the adulation for rugby lads when the fact is they get the shite knocked out of them any time they play southern hemisphere opposition (Exclusing mudbaths in Ireland in November). Not knocking them, fine players, but greatest Kildare man of all time, I object...

what is the criteria? Competing on the world stage? the national stage? what level of achievement? You'd imagine Larry Stanley would have to be there or thereabouts given that he achieved highly at both national and international level in two different sporting disciplines.

Obviously, if you're talking more than sport, it's hard to see how Shackleton could be topped... was he actually a Kildare man?

Yeah from Athy Ogie not certain about this but I think he might not have seen himself as a fior gael though if ya know what I mean. Not that that should make any difference, he did better in the southern hemisphere than the rugby lads!

Ohtoohtobe wrote:

Not that that should make any difference, he did better in the southern hemisphere than the rugby lads!

Have to say that is a cutting remark while at the same time funny and true.

What about Arthur?

I know he didn't do very much but he's certainly brought hours of pleasure to lots of people

[quote="bob12"]Geordan Murphy, Jamie Heaslip, Trevor Brennan - are we a rugby county - LOL

+ Bob Casey