Ireland's most successful sports achiever

Duke of Marmalade said:
Ireland have just had their greatest sporting achievement EVER in beating the English 19/9 at Cheltenham....
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What a week in Cheltenham - I am still whacked - a true test for man and beast - not even going to mention the Duke's grammar....
 
Can you name any of the opponents who she defeated?
 
Domestically it has to be Jimmy Barry Murphy. Find me someone else who won All Ireland,Provincial and National League and All stars in both hurling and football with his county and county, provincial and All-Ireland club medals in both hurling and football with his club before then managing his county to minor and senior All-Ireland titles. In his spare time, he even played League Of Ireland soccer with Cork Celtic.

At international level, hard to look beyond Tony McCoy.
 
Why is there a 4 page discussion about this?

Naming boxers, racehorse trainers et al is fatuous.

It's unequivocally James Cecil Parke.
 
Carnmore said:
Why is there a 4 page discussion about this?

Naming boxers, racehorse trainers et al is fatuous.

It's unequivocally James Cecil Parke.
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When it comes to tenis you can't forget about Mabel Cahill, an Irish woman with 5 US Open titles.
 
Purple said:
When it comes to tenis you can't forget about Mabel Cahill, an Irish woman with 5 US Open titles.
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James Cecil Parke was an all-round sportsman while simultaneously studying law. Would put the modern-day sponsored single sports "achievers" to shame.
 
Carnmore said:
James Cecil Parke was an all-round sportsman while simultaneously studying law. Would put the modern-day sponsored single sports "achievers" to shame.
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It's sad in some ways but the reality is that you have to be a single sports achiever, you simply can't compete as an all rounder, or even as someone balancing studies and a single sport. You would fall foul of the "jack of all trades, master of none" ...

Look at the difference in rugby players athleticism between the 1980s and today.
 
Carnmore said:
James Cecil Parke was an all-round sportsman while simultaneously studying law. Would put the modern-day sponsored single sports "achievers" to shame.
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Everyone playing GAA works or Studies full time. Rugby players have to go to college at the same time as playing; it's a requirement of getting a contract. There are also rugby players who have represented their county in Hurling and Football and people who have represented their country in other sports while playing rugby (Jordan Larmore springs to mind). Then there's our greatest ever boxer who played soccer for Ireland as well as winning Olympic medals and European and world titles.
 
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