Connor answered Ireland’s call

MATT CONNOR never imagined

Neither could he have imagined the bold and imaginative concept of the GAA and the (then) NFL coming together would produce a hybrid football game that has attained such status.

One of the most accomplished forwards of his generation, he was a key member of the Offaly side captained by his brother Richie which denied Kerry the record of five All-Ireland wins on the trot in 1982. Tragically, his career ended in a car accident on Christmas Day in 1984, confining him to wheelchair for the rest of his life. A few months earlier, he had played in the very first test in the International Series in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.