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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 |
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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
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2430335, Shaquille O'Neal Posted by John Forte, Tue Mar-17-15 01:57 PM
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2430376, Only correct answer Posted by Marauder21, Tue Mar-17-15 03:44 PM
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2430336, Nate McMillan Posted by jigga, Tue Mar-17-15 01:58 PM
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2430339, the o*bannon twins Posted by murderbear, Tue Mar-17-15 02:00 PM
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2430340, The Gerald & Jelani McCoy brothers Posted by jigga, Tue Mar-17-15 02:05 PM
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2430342, Barreh Fookin McGuigan! (c) any REAL irishman Posted by murderbear, Tue Mar-17-15 02:08 PM
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2430344, Irish Terry Conklin Posted by KosherSam, Tue Mar-17-15 02:13 PM
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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
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2430346, Jesse O'Wens Posted by Ashy Achilles, Tue Mar-17-15 02:25 PM
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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
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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.
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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
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2430358, billeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Posted by murderbear, Tue Mar-17-15 03:07 PM
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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
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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.
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2430412, fuck Roy Keane, though. Posted by nighttripper, Tue Mar-17-15 05:09 PM
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2430457, *stands in this line* Posted by murderbear, Tue Mar-17-15 08:36 PM
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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
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2430497, Rudy Posted by bshelly, Wed Mar-18-15 08:30 AM
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