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Armagh's Mt Rushmore | Here are the contenders

On Friday's OTB AM the responsibility for deciding upon Armagh's sporting Mt Rushmore will be t...



Armagh's Mt Rushmore | Here ar...
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Armagh's Mt Rushmore | Here are the contenders

On Friday's OTB AM the responsibility for deciding upon Armagh's sporting Mt Rushmore will be taken on by Aaron Kernan and Niall McCoy.

Here are some of the main contenders in with a shout of being selected.

Armagh

A sporting Rushmore bound to cause plenty of consternation for the selectors and onlookers alike, one man who will surely be in with a shout is the former Irish Rugby captain, Rory Best.

Although it may yet be a little earlier in his career, Jacob Stockdale, a Grand Slam winner and Six Nations Player of the Tournament recipient in 2018, is likely worthy of a mention too.

In terms of soccer, Neil Lennon had a career that is likely to bring his name into contention when deciding upon the final four. Marc Wilson is another who played for a number of seasons in the Premier League and amassed 25-caps with the Republic of Ireland.

Jump jockey Brian Hughes has excelled in claiming the British champion jockey crown, while Tim Mullen has left his mark on the world of British racing and Lizzie Colvin featured in the Ireland team that defied all odds to reach a Hockey World Cup final in 2018.

Armagh

Nevertheless, it will be with Gaelic football where the real debate surrounding Armagh's sporting Rushmore will take place.

Caroline O'Hanlon boasts a multiplicity of sporting talents that will have her in with a decent shout. A Gaelic footballer and an international netball player, she was named Northern Ireland's Sportswoman of the Year in 2010.

Joe Kernan, Oisin McConville, Kieran McGeeney and Steven McDonnell may well make an Armagh Rushmore all on their own, but some are surely going to miss out.

With the 2002 All-Ireland triumph perhaps the pinnacle of Armagh's collective sporting experience, how Aaron - who must decide on the fate of his own father in this - and Niall will differentiate between those involved remains to be seen.

Going back further, Martin McQuillan, Paddy Moriarty and Ger Hoolahan are figures from the county's GAA past also likely to be given a mention.

You can watch as Aaron Kernan and Niall McCoy decide upon Armagh's sporting Mt Rushmore on Friday's OTB AM across all of OTB's social channels from 7.30 am! 

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Here is Nathan Murphy's selection of Mayo

Here is Colm Boohig's selection of Cork

Here is Will O'Callaghan and Paul Rouse's selection of Offaly

Here is Shane Hannon and Gráinne McElwain's selection of Monaghan

Here is Diarmuid Lyng and Liam Griffin's selection of Wexford

Here is Neil Treacy and Jack Anderson's selection of Limerick

Here is Enda Coll and Kieran Cunningham's selection of Donegal

Here is Máire-Treasa Nic-Cheallaigh and Michael Lyster's selection of Galway

Here is Adrian Barry and Conor Moore's selection of Westmeath

Here is Ronan Mullen and Dan McDonnell's selection of Louth

Here is Alan Quinlan and Michael Quinlivan's selection of Tipperary

Here is Tommy Rooney and Hector Ó'hEochagáin's selection of Meath

Here is Conor Deegan and Donal O'Neill's selection of Down

Here is Ger Gilroy and Joe Molloy's selection of Kildare

Here is Thom Malone and Paul Howard's selection of Wicklow

Here is Dave McIntyre and Paul Fitzpatrick's selection of Cavan

Here is Arthur O'Dea and Alan Cawley's selection of Sligo

Here is Eoin Sheahan and Kieran Donaghy's selection of Kerry

Here is Cliona Foley and Shane Keegan's selection of Laois

Here is Enda McGinley and Orla Bannon's selection of Tyrone

Here is Oisin Langan and Jessie Barr's selection of Waterford

Here is Enda McEvoy and Gary Halpin's selection of Kilkenny

Here is Cahair O'Kane and Chrissy McKaigue's selection of Derry

Here is Declan Bogue and Colm Bradley's selection of Fermanagh

Here is Jamesie O'Connor and Syl O'Connor's selection of Clare

Here is Tommy Conlon and Sean McGoldrick's selection of Leitrim

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