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2430333, Greatest Irish Athlete
Posted by 40thStreetBlack, Wed Dec-31-69 07:00 PM
We're a race of writers, rebels and drinkers, but we've managed to produce a few good athletes from our melanin-deprived gene pool. I'm sure I'm missing some more who deserve to be on the poll so feel free to add on.

Poll question: Greatest Irish Athlete

Poll result (3 votes)
Jack Dempsey (0 votes)Vote
Whitey Ford (0 votes)Vote
John McEnroe (1 votes)Vote
Kevin McHale (1 votes)Vote
Roy Keane (1 votes)Vote
Tom Brady (0 votes)Vote

  

2430334, Conor McGregor
Posted by T Reynolds, Tue Mar-17-15 01:55 PM
Dude's a beast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uohwrg3qPSk
2430335, Shaquille O'Neal
Posted by John Forte, Tue Mar-17-15 01:57 PM
2430376, Only correct answer
Posted by Marauder21, Tue Mar-17-15 03:44 PM
2430336, Nate McMillan
Posted by jigga, Tue Mar-17-15 01:58 PM
2430339, the o*bannon twins
Posted by murderbear, Tue Mar-17-15 02:00 PM
2430340, The Gerald & Jelani McCoy brothers
Posted by jigga, Tue Mar-17-15 02:05 PM
2430342, Barreh Fookin McGuigan! (c) any REAL irishman
Posted by murderbear, Tue Mar-17-15 02:08 PM
2430344, Irish Terry Conklin
Posted by KosherSam, Tue Mar-17-15 02:13 PM
2430411, "This one's for the homeless!"
Posted by Jayson Willyams, Tue Mar-17-15 05:04 PM
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2430417, LMAO
Posted by Jon, Tue Mar-17-15 05:34 PM
2430346, Jesse O'Wens
Posted by Ashy Achilles, Tue Mar-17-15 02:25 PM
2430348, Walter McCarty
Posted by guru0509, Tue Mar-17-15 02:36 PM
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2430494, Yes.
Posted by emeyesi, Wed Mar-18-15 07:42 AM
https://youtu.be/KbEQfmwh-fg
2430351, Eammon Coghlan
Posted by Cornbread, Tue Mar-17-15 02:42 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamonn_Coghlan

Olympian, World Record Holder, First 4 minute miler over 40.
2430352, Troy Murphy
Posted by Dstl1, Tue Mar-17-15 02:48 PM
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2430357, Billy Hoyle
Posted by T Reynolds, Tue Mar-17-15 03:01 PM
2430358, billeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Posted by murderbear, Tue Mar-17-15 03:07 PM
2430360, Muhammad Ali
Posted by Orbit_Established, Tue Mar-17-15 03:15 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4437539
2430385, Yup. Their is a tunnel in Croke Park named after him.
Posted by Cornbread, Tue Mar-17-15 03:53 PM
https://discovergaelicsports.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/anecdotes-about-croke-park/p1040779/ (scene of Bloody Sunday and home to the GAA)

Due to his roots and his fight with Al Lewis, Ali is much beloved in Ireland.
2430412, fuck Roy Keane, though.
Posted by nighttripper, Tue Mar-17-15 05:09 PM
2430457, *stands in this line*
Posted by murderbear, Tue Mar-17-15 08:36 PM
2430495, Chris Mullin?
Posted by 3xKrazy, Wed Mar-18-15 08:04 AM
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2430496, aw fuck. best real answer.
Posted by T Reynolds, Wed Mar-18-15 08:10 AM
all my n*ggas ballin at Gauchos © French Montana
2430497, Rudy
Posted by bshelly, Wed Mar-18-15 08:30 AM