"Matt Connor" is an Irish people/Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Walsh Island GAA/Walsh Island and was a member of the Offaly GAA/Offaly senior inter-county team from 1978 until 1984 when a car accident resulted in his need to use a wheelchair. Despite his football career being tragically cut short at such a young age, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers ever to play the game. His display for Offaly in the 1980 All-Ireland Semi-Final against Kerry, scoring 2-9, is considered one of the best personal performances in the history of Gaelic Football.

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So the shoes that I am filling, although he has told me many times 'don't try top fill my shoes,' it is still a very, very tough job.

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This has become a rival game for us, it wasn't a few years ago, but it has become that, and I attribute that to the progress of the programs in Region 10 altogether and to the efforts of former head coach Bill Payne.

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