Tallest ever footballer / hurler.....?

Road-Hog

O’halpins come to mind.....that ‘santy’ Guy was 6’ 8’’ or something and ’’osacky’’ was massive also.......

Deiselurker

Mark Foley Cork hurler from 1990 All Ireland winning team would be one of the tallest.

jr86

Both o'hAilpins are about 6"6

Michael Cussen immediately springs to mind - he'd be a good 6"7

St Thomas's hurlers in Galway currently have a sub who would be a good 6"7 anyway

BloodyBill

Road-Hog wrote: »

O’halpins come to mind.....that ‘santy’ Guy was 6’ 8’’ or something and ’’osacky’’ was massive also.......

Saying their names like that is bad form and a bit racist

Heres Johnny

BloodyBill wrote: »

Road-Hog wrote: »

O’halpins come to mind.....that ‘santy’ Guy was 6’ 8’’ or something and ’’osacky’’ was massive also.......

Saying their names like that is bad form and a bit racist

Give it up, stop trying to be offended

blindside88

Tommy Dwyer the former Carlow Footballer was 6 foot 7. I’d say that puts him up there

Lu Tze

Michael Quirke (Kerry) was also 6'7" (according to wiki anyways(

Squall Leonhart

Think John Harrington, Wexford County team footballer in the 90s was 6'6". Passed away suddenly this year aged only 51.

whatnext

There was a guy that played midfield for Carlow, that I remember being a good bit taller than everyone one else on the field, mid to late 80’s.
I would have seen him up against Hayes and McEntee for Meath, Hayes was 6’4” I think and this lad was a good bit taller. Nearly sure his name was O’Dwyer or Dwyer.

Just seen post above naming him Tommy Dwyer

BloodyBill

Heres Johnny wrote: »

Give it up, stop trying to be offended

Their names are Setanta and Aisake. It is definitely patronising and racist to mix up their name in a jokey manner.
I'm not offended at all. I'm a conservative and totally against the social justice warrior agenda but It's just stupid and wrong to do this.
Kyle Hayes is 6'7.

Motivator

BloodyBill wrote: »

Their names are Setanta and Aisake. It is definitely patronising and racist to mix up their name in a jokey manner.
I'm not offended at all. I'm a conservative and totally against the social justice warrior agenda but It's just stupid and wrong to do this.
Kyle Hayes is 6'7.

Did you complain to RTÉ when Marty Morrissey, Cyril Farrell et al. used to refer to them in such a manner? Give it a rest you clown.

puzl

I'm fairly tall at around 6'4" and Michael Cussen made me feel tiny when I stood beside him. 6'7 is very tall... The guy is over 2 meters.

copperhead

from recent times wexfords matty forde was 6ft 5

Rasputin11

BloodyBill wrote: »

Their names are Setanta and Aisake. It is definitely patronising and racist to mix up their name in a jokey manner.
I'm not offended at all. I'm a conservative and totally against the social justice warrior agenda but It's just stupid and wrong to do this.
Kyle Hayes is 6'7.

6'3 seems to be his reported height. Which having seen him up close a few times, is about right.

rossie1977

Niall Murray played minor for Roscommon https://www.irishrugby.ie/u20/niall-murray/

Road-Hog

Motivator wrote: »

Did you complain to RTÉ when Marty Morrissey, Cyril Farrell et al. used to refer to them in such a manner? Give it a rest you clown.

Cyril used to refer to setanta as ‘santy’.........I’ve never come across anyone else called ‘setanta’ has anyone else...?

Road-Hog

BloodyBill wrote: »

Saying their names like that is bad form and a bit racist

Can you elaborate please especially regarding the racist bit......last time I checked the o’halpins were Irish....?

6541

Liam McHale, hup Mayo !

Bonniedog

BloodyBill wrote: »

Saying their names like that is bad form and a bit racist

Get a grip man!

Santy was/is Setanta's nickname with his friends and clubmates.

How the fk is it racist?

Bonniedog

puzl wrote: »

I'm fairly tall at around 6'4" and Michael Cussen made me feel tiny when I stood beside him. 6'7 is very tall... The guy is over 2 meters.

Cork footballers 5/6 years ago were huge fkers.

They came into the bar for their dinner after a game in CP around then and it was like being among a race of giants!

twowheelsonly

6541 wrote: »

Liam McHale, hup Mayo !

Was going to mention him as well. Kieran Donaghy is a big man as well. Must be 6'5 or 6'6.

threeball

Johnny Glynn is 6' 6" and not a lanky 6' 6". The guy is monstrous. Paws like baseball mitts.

Joe Daly

Walter Walsh kilkenny, Ray Cummins Cork.

brocbrocach

Road-Hog wrote: »

Cyril used to refer to setanta as ‘santy’.........I’ve never come across anyone else called ‘setanta’ has anyone else...?

....

There was a Louth hurler back in the day... A bit of a legend, real dog in him.

Brian Begley, dual player with Limerick, was a giant of a man.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Road-Hog wrote: »

Can you elaborate please especially regarding the racist bit......last time I checked the o’halpins were Irish....?

They are. They also happen to be mixed race, unlike most Irish people.

Bonniedog

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

They are. They also happen to be mixed race, unlike most Irish people.

I'm sure Leo and the others are working on that

(Not that he will directly contribute obviously....)

brocbrocach

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Road-Hog wrote: »

Can you elaborate please especially regarding the racist bit......last time I checked the o’halpins were Irish....?

They are. They also happen to be mixed race, unlike most Irish people.

Well he managed to make a dog's dinner of their very Irish surname too so I'd say he's just not great with names. He don't let it hold him back though, new threads Agogo.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

brocbrocach wrote: »

Well he managed to make a dog's dinner of their very Irish surname too so I'd say he's just not great with names. He don't let it hold him back though, new threads Agogo.

Setanta is also a very Irish name, but a lot of people seem to be ignorant of the fact.

feargale

Kieran Donaghy 6' 5"

Stevecw

blindside88 wrote: »

Tommy Dwyer the former Carlow Footballer was 6 foot 7. I’d say that puts him up there

My father often talks about him, won man of the match v Dublin in a championship game in 1988 too seemingly.

MilfordBud

Darach Honan is a big boy.

Road-Hog

MilfordBud wrote: »

Darach Honan is a big boy.

Paul Galvin is 1.98m according to wiki.......that would put him up there......pity about all his tats

cournioni

BloodyBill wrote: »

Their names are Setanta and Aisake. It is definitely patronising and racist to mix up their name in a jokey manner.
I'm not offended at all. I'm a conservative and totally against the social justice warrior agenda but It's just stupid and wrong to do this.
Kyle Hayes is 6'7.

elefant

Road-Hog wrote: »

Paul Galvin is 1.98m according to wiki.......that would put him up there......pity about all his tats

That can't be correct. He's nowhere near 6 foot 6, surely? He'd be NBA or NFL levels of freakish athleticism if so.

OOnegative

Joe Rabitte ex-Galway hurler, Wiki has him at 1.93m fairly sure he’s taller than that.

“In the paw Joe”!!

bruschi

copperhead wrote: »

from recent times wexfords matty forde was 6ft 5

no way Mattie Forde is 6ft 5. He is just over 6 foot, maybe an inch or 2 over. No where near as tall as Donaghy for example.

BloodyBill

brocbrocach wrote: »

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There was a Louth hurler back in the day... A bit of a legend, real dog in him.

Brian Begley, dual player with Limerick, was a giant of a man.

6'6 or 6'7 but with a very wide frame ..looked even bigger. He used play rugby for St Clements against Ard Scoil.Ris and Marked Paul O Connell. He was a good bit bigger than O Connell

jr86

Road-Hog wrote: »

Paul Galvin is 1.98m according to wiki.......that would put him up there......pity about all his tats

C'mon you really think Galvin is genuinely 6"6?

About 6" tops

slegs

Bonniedog wrote: »

I'm sure Leo and the others are working on that

(Not that he will directly contribute obviously....)

You are hilarious you racist neanderthal

feargale

Motivator wrote: »

Did you complain to RTÉ when Marty Morrissey, Cyril Farrell et al. used to refer to them in such a manner? Give it a rest you clown.

Why are so many good threads spoiled by people wanting to take offence, and by people wanting to give offence?

gormdubhgorm

There must have been a fare few contenders on that Cork foootball 2010 team?
Pearse O'Neill etc what were those f**kers eating one lanky b@astard would be subbed and a lanky equivalent would come on in his place

feargale

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

There must have been a fare few contenders on that Cork foootball 2010 team?
Pearse O'Neill etc what were those f**kers eating one lanky b@astard would be subbed and a lanky equivalent would come on in his place

You didn't have to wait until 2010 for that. Cork always had giants. I always thought Munster's wee four had some chance against Kerry, none at all against Cork. And I think the statistics probably bear it out. Compare the number of their postwar wins against Kerry and Cork.

Rows Grower

Road-Hog wrote: »

Paul Galvin is 1.98m according to wiki.......that would put him up there......pity about all his tats

He could be that height alright if he stood on his tip toes in those dopey shoes he wears.

gormdubhgorm

feargale wrote: »

You didn't have to wait until 2010for that. Cork always had giants. I always thought Munster's wee four had some chance against Kerry, none at all against Cork. And I think the statistics probably bear it out. Compare the number of their postwar wins against Kerry and Cork.

They just stand out to me because the whole squad seemed to be monsters.
Then they all retired fairly quickly and the team fell apart but that is another story

Grueller

copperhead wrote: »

from recent times wexfords matty forde was 6ft 5

About 6'1" or maybe 2" at a stretch. I played with him and am taller than him and I am nowhere near 6'5"

gormdubhgorm

Dublin Footballers:
Eamonn Fennell wiki says 6'5.
Jack Hazley - monster of an u20 player

Dublin hurling:
John Hetherton

castletownman

Matty hasn't been the tallest Wexford footballer of recent times.

Brendan "Boccy" Doyle was definitely taller than him, must be touching 6'5, while Nicky Lambert and Tomas Howlin "outgrew" Matty as well.

feargale

brocbrocach wrote: »

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There was a Louth hurler back in the day... A bit of a legend, real dog in him.

Who was he? Two Louth hurlers stand out for me, both Tipperarymen. There was Jim Lane, a garda I think, playing no.11 in the 1960s and Kennedy in the 90s.