Hurling- 125 Greatest stars of the GAA

Hurling
125 Joe Salmon (Galway)

A regular for Galway between 1949 and 1964, was chosen at midfield on
the best team never to win an All-Ireland in the GAA's Centenary year.
Career coincided with a period when Galway alternated between
All-Ireland contenders and lost souls in Munster.

124 Liam Dunne (Wexford)

Played 126 competitive senior games for Wexford in a lengthy career
which reached its peak in 1996, when he played an influential role from
centre-back in their All-Ireland success. A triple All Star winner in
1990, '93 and '96.

123 Sean Stack (Clare)

He never won an All-Ireland medal but he is still recalled as one of
hurling's great centre-backs. A key figure in Clare's double NHL
success in 1977-78 on a team which was very unlucky not to make the
championship breakthrough.

122 Austin Flynn (Waterford)

Full-back on the Waterford team that won the 1959 All-Ireland title,
Flynn continued to excel in the position long into the 1960s and he was
chosen at No 3 on unofficial All Star teams in 1963, '65 and '66.

121 Pat Delaney (Offaly)

Hurler of the year in 1981, when he played a huge role in driving
Offaly towards their first All-Ireland SHC title. An imposing figure at
No 6, he was also extremely effective going forward.

120 Dan Quigley (Wexford)

A member of one of Wexford's most famous hurling families, he was
captain of the side that staged a remarkable recovery against Tipperary
to win the 1968 All-Ireland final. A regular with Leinster for many
years.

119 Tony Browne (Waterford)

Still going strong at the age of 36, he has been a key part of the
Waterford scene since helping them win their only All-Ireland U-21
title in 1992. Best-known as a wing-back, he has also excelled at
centre-back and midfield.

118 Timmy Ryan (Limerick)

Hurled at senior level with Limerick for 15 years, during which he won
three All-Ireland senior medals in 1934, '36 and '40 and five
successive NHL titles in 1934-38. Best known as a midfielder, he won 15
Limerick championships with Ahane.

117 Anthony Daly (Clare)

It was fitting that the honour of being the first Clare man to lead the
county to All-Ireland glory for 81 years fell to Daly. A natural leader
who captained Clare for eight seasons, the All-Ireland wins in 1995 and
'97 were the high points of a high-yield career.

116 Seamus Cleere (Kilkenny)

The first Kilkenny man to be chosen as hurler of the year in 1963, a
year in which he captained them to All-Ireland success from right
half-back. He captained Leinster to Railway Cup success in 1964 and won
two more All-Ireland medals in 1967 and '69.

115 Josie Gallagher (Galway)

Chosen at right half-forward in 1984 on the best team never to win an
All-Ireland medal, it was a recognition of the Gort man's excellence on
the Galway team between 1942 and 1954, a period in which the county
enjoyed little success.

114 Tomas Mulcahy (Cork)

A dual player of considerable talent, it was as a hurler that he really
excelled in a career which saw him win three All-Ireland senior medals,
one as captain in 1990.

Equally effective in either the half-forward or full-forward lines.

113 Martin Comerford (Kilkenny)

His goal, scored after coming on as a sub in this year's All-Ireland
final, may well have been the decisive score but then he has a
well-deserved reputation for scoring crucial goals since joining the
Kilkenny panel for the 2002 season.

112 Martin Storey (Wexford)

Played for Wexford for 23 years, starring as an U-14 in 1977 and ending
with the seniors in 2000. In between, he gave remarkable service to the
county, the highlight of which was leading them to All-Ireland glory in
1996. A triple All Star winner.

111 Francis Loughnane (Tipperary) A deadly sniper from frees and open
play, he enjoyed an outstanding career as a half-forward with club
(Roscrea) and county. He was chosen at right half-forward on the first
three All Star teams in 1971, '72 and '73.

110 George O'Connor (Wexford)

O'Connor on his knees offering a thanksgiving prayer is one of the
great images from the post-match scene at the 1996 final. He had been
on the team for 17 years and won the elusive medal in what was his last
game for Wexford whom he served so well as a midfielder and
half-forward.

109 Eddie Brennan (Kilkenny)

Seven All-Ireland senior medals and four All Star awards. That's quite
a haul and it's probably not complete yet for a man who can exploit his
opportunistic instincts anywhere in attack.

108 Johnny Dooley (Offaly)

A triple All Star winner in 1994, '95 and again in 2000, he brought a
whole lot more than accuracy from frees to an Offaly squad that enjoyed
remarkable success.

107 Ben O'Connor (Cork)

One of the real Cork stars right through this decade and, on the
evidence of his performance for Newtownshandrum on Sunday, he still has
a plenty more in the tank.

106 Willie O'Connor (Kilkenny)

It was wholly appropriate that he should captain Kilkenny to
All-Ireland success in 2000, climaxing a great career in which he won
four All-Ireland medals and four All Star awards.

105 Martin O'Doherty (Cork)

A triple All-Ireland medal winner from 1976 to '78 and a triple All
Star recipient in 1977, '78 and '79, he was a huge presence at
full-back in what was a glory era on Leeside.

104 Garrett Howard (Limerick, Dublin)

Winner of five All-Ireland senior medals with Dublin and Limerick
between 1921 and 1936, he also holds the distinction of having won
Railway Cup medals with both Leinster and Munster.

103 Tony Keady (Galway)

Hurler of the year in 1988, he brought a swashbuckling approach to centre-back play during what was a glory period for Galway.

102 John Leahy (Tipperary)

Promoted to the senior team as a teenager in 1988, he would go on to
become of Tipp's main men for over a decade, during which he won three
All Star awards, two as a wing-forward and one at midfield.

101 Joe Deane (Cork)

Made his senior debut in 1996 and brought a remarkable level of consistency to his game right up his final season in 2008.

A wonderfully gifted touch player, his strike rate from open play and frees were crucial to many Cork successes.

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