Quite Simply Matt Connor was the greatest player ever in the history of Gaelic football.. He had a skill and technique which was as good as any world class athlete.His movement and his grace with the ball in hand , his ability to finish chances and also to create scores from nothing .. he was a genius and `I count myself very lucky to have seen this man play a few times in Croke Park.
Matt will always be remembered as one of the all time greats. He is the real Offaly Rover respected by all. There should be a statue of Matt in O Conner park like Micko in Waterville. Hope Offaly Gaa are listening.
Faithful follower.Well done OWEN great tribute to a great man what a great player he was unflappable under pressure and he played against some of the toughest Kerry and Dublin defenders when the rules at that time, to put it mildly didnt favour the skillful player. Met Matt many times and you had to be struck by his modesty. When he had his unfortunate accident in 1984, the way he accepted it and got on with his life is truly inspirational. One thing is for certain, we in Offaly will not see a player of his calibre for a long long time to come. {We were truly privileged from 1978-84 to witness such a great player & sportsman. Would Offaly have won the All Ireland Final in 1982 without him,? id say it would be next to impossible. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES MATT.
One of the most poignant and superbly made tributes I've seen . What an utterly brilliant player .I don't care what county you hail from this has got to hit you ...that point at the start is a thing of sheer beauty .what a crying shame it ended so soon for the man and for football in general .I remember my father welling up speaking of Matt conner. Such a mixture of pure admiration and devastation ..
Lovely tribute to a fantastic footballer. Probably ahead of his time in footballing nous and skills. He had it all. Life can be so cruel and he was so unfortunate. Offaly has never seen his likes before or, since. Thanks for the wonderful memories of the great footballing skills of Matt Connor.
MarkBak76 He was even better than Maurice Fitzgerald. He had 3 All-Stars, and all that scoring done by the age of 24. He was probably best forward that ever played the game, as he was 2-footed & had all the skills, and big match temperament. The Darby goal caught Kerry out, as they were probably expecting it to be kicked into Matt’s corner?
My mum and his mum are first cousins but I was crap at football and from Leix lol I never realised we were related until years later long after he got tired beating us .
brings back very very fond memories, I'm from Dublin but my dad was from Offaly and I had the pleasure of seeing Matt play a number of times as well as being at the 1982 final. I had never seen anybody play like him before, it was as if he saw everything in slow motion, very very special.
thanks for that. Incredible player. scored 2.9 against kerry in all ireland semi in 1980 and still lost! One of, if not the highest scored of all time, and finished playing so young. Such a sad loss.
Where is the ballad of matt connor? Some of the great gaa legends had songs or ballads about them and matt connor was the greatest without a doubt. Offaly will never see the likes of matt connor again.
Eamon Ryan .. what planet are you on??....in an era of no back door and the greatest team of all time..ie Kerry..to score what he scored...legend sits easy on his shoulders!
Quite Simply Matt Connor was the greatest player ever in the history of Gaelic football.. He had a skill and technique which was as good as any world class athlete.His movement and his grace with the ball in hand , his ability to finish chances and also to create scores from nothing .. he was a genius and `I count myself very lucky to have seen this man play a few times in Croke Park.
Matt will always be remembered as one of the all time greats. He is the real Offaly Rover respected by all. There should be a statue of Matt in O Conner park like Micko in Waterville. Hope Offaly Gaa are listening.
Faithful follower.Well done OWEN great tribute to a great man what a great player he was unflappable under pressure and he played against some of the toughest Kerry and Dublin defenders when the rules at that time, to put it mildly didnt favour the skillful player. Met Matt many times and you had to be struck by his modesty. When he had his unfortunate accident in 1984, the way he accepted it and got on with his life is truly inspirational. One thing is for certain, we in Offaly will not see a player of his calibre for a long long time to come. {We were truly privileged from 1978-84 to witness such a great player & sportsman. Would Offaly have won the All Ireland Final in 1982 without him,? id say it would be next to impossible. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES MATT.
the Zidane Zidane of gaelic football
Will always be ,in my opinion , the greatest player who ever played the game.
My favourite footballer of all time. No one will ever be better than Matt.
I was on Hill 16 that day. From Leix but cheered like a Offaly lad.
One of the most poignant and superbly made tributes I've seen . What an utterly brilliant player .I don't care what county you hail from this has got to hit you ...that point at the start is a thing of sheer beauty .what a crying shame it ended so soon for the man and for football in general .I remember my father welling up speaking of Matt conner. Such a mixture of pure admiration and devastation ..
what a legend
Better than Clifford.
Lovely tribute to a fantastic footballer. Probably ahead of his time in footballing nous and skills. He had it all. Life can be so cruel and he was so unfortunate. Offaly has never seen his likes before or, since. Thanks for the wonderful memories of the great footballing skills of Matt Connor.
I agree with you there as a Offaly woman I am proud to be one of those people
What a legend and what a shame, huge respect, from a Dub :(
Meant the greatest gaelic footballer I have ever seen.
one of the best of all time not like the cheats we have now
always has been and i think will always remain , the greatest footballer of them all ,,,
Kerry had Mikey Sheehy......Offaly had MATT CONNOR.....irreplaceable.
He was a joy to watch mesmerizing defences made it look simple
Great video, the greatest foward the game has seen.
Some player...Maurice Fitzgerald always reminded me of him...skill in abundance & a languid style
MarkBak76
He was even better than Maurice Fitzgerald.
He had 3 All-Stars, and all that scoring done by the age of 24.
He was probably best forward that ever played the game, as he was 2-footed & had all the skills, and big match temperament.
The Darby goal caught Kerry out, as they were probably expecting it to be kicked into Matt’s corner?
My mum and his mum are first cousins but I was crap at football and from Leix lol I never realised we were related until years later long after he got tired beating us .
brings back very very fond memories, I'm from Dublin but my dad was from Offaly and I had the pleasure of seeing Matt play a number of times as well as being at the 1982 final. I had never seen anybody play like him before, it was as if he saw everything in slow motion, very very special.
One of The All Time Greats .
You paved the way for our wishes in both codes God bless you Matt You are a legend that will live forever in Offaly history
thanks for that. Incredible player. scored 2.9 against kerry in all ireland semi in 1980 and still lost! One of, if not the highest scored of all time, and finished playing so young. Such a sad loss.
The pele of gaa
Never realised he was only 25 at the time of the crash. Class player.
The greatest garlic footballer I have ever seen.
Matt and Mick O Connell are the best that's ever been.
He was a legend. Proud to be named after him
The best player I ever saw who wasn't a Kerryman
Superb piece of work Owen. A fitting tribute to one of the games great forwards. Many thanks.
greatest of them all
A master of the game. Nice tribute.
A true Offaly Great and Legend
What balance and pace and the accuracy for me as a mayo man he is the best iv ever seen.
A pure legend Matt is , I had the pleasure n meeting him recently.... such a gent too 😘... always wil b a legend ...
Truly gifted. Clifford is the only player I have seen that comes close.
would anyond have more videos of Matt Connors that I could get access too.. this man seemed to have it all..
Matt connor was and is the greatest fullstop#offalylegend
Where is the ballad of matt connor? Some of the great gaa legends had songs or ballads about them and matt connor was the greatest without a doubt. Offaly will never see the likes of matt connor again.
Without doubt the greatest footballer I have had the pleasure of watching in any sphere of football, gaa or otherwise.
Beautiful player
What a fine footballer he is was , one of the best
Legend of the game
Legend!!
Fantastic player
great video bud, he was some player!
Hough's in banagher
Overrated
Eamon Ryan .. what planet are you on??....in an era of no back door and the greatest team of all time..ie Kerry..to score what he scored...legend sits easy on his shoulders!
Tell us of a better one/ or do you know anything about football.
Eamon u are a pure gobshite, who was better?
I see Micheal O Indecipherable put it perfectly