";s:4:"text";s:5781:" Eight All Irelands, 12 Munster titles, and nine All Stars. They were like a senior team. As such, we can't ignore them.
During his time at United, he won 13 Premier League titles, 4 FA Cup’s, 3 League Cup winner’s medals, and 2 Champions Leagues.
Centre-back was his specialist position, from where he won four All-Ireland medals and the Hurler of the Year award in 1974.40 Damien Martin (Offaly) Establishing a big reputation in a county which is not involved on the big days is extremely difficult, but Martin managed that as an outstanding goalkeeper in the 1964-79 period before being a key figure in their big breakthroughs in the early 1980s.
That's number one. Chosen at left half-back on the Munster Team of the Millennium.
It was a highpoint finish to his great career, during which he brought a very direct style to full-forward play.
A highly intelligent full-back, he won three successive All Stars in 1986-87-88.41 Pat Henderson (Kilkenny) The oldest of the three brothers who kept the Henderson name on the Kilkenny teamsheet for 27 years.
Finished with six All-Ireland medals.27 Mattie McDonagh (Galway) The only Connacht player to win four All-Ireland football medals, he won his first in 1956 as a 19-year-old midfielder. Brutal, absolutely brutal.
It was typical of his defiant nature which he showcased at centre-back in a career which yielded two All-Irelands, three All Stars and a Hurler of the Year in 1995.48 Tony Doran (Wexford) Won an All-Ireland club medal with Buffers Alley at the age of 42.
I have no regrets.“The bottom line in Kerry is that you're judged on your ability to deliver an All-Ireland.
One of Ireland’s most decorated sports stars was among those conferred with an honorary doctorate at University College Cork today.
However, in spite of their stellar achievements, well-known names like Messi, Ronaldo, Pele, Zidane and Maradona hardly make it to the list of the 5 most decorated players in the sport.
One of the game's most accurate passers.38 Tommy Murphy (Laois) 'The Boy Wonder' made his debut for Laois aged 16 when the county won the first of three successive Leinster championships.
Rena Buckley sits proudly at the top of the GAA’s most decorated athletes alongside former teammate Corkery, Buckley also finished her career with 18 All-Ireland senior titles.
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