GAA Hall of Fame

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The GAA Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for Gaelic games in Ireland. The hall opened in the Cusack Stand, Croke Park, Dublin, on 11 February 2013, with 32 inaugural inductees. [1] [2]

Inductees

DateCodePlayerCountyCodePlayerCounty
11 February 2013 Gaelic football Dan O'Keeffe Kerry Hurling Tony Reddin Tipperary
Gaelic football Seán Flanagan Mayo Hurling John Doyle Tipperary
Gaelic football Joe Keohane Kerry Hurling Nick O'Donnell Wexford
Gaelic football Enda Colleran Galway Hurling Bobby Rackard Wexford
Gaelic football Martin O'Connell Meath Hurling Paddy Phelan Kilkenny
Gaelic football John Joe O'Reilly Cavan Hurling John Keane Waterford
Gaelic football Seán Murphy Kerry Hurling Brian Whelahan Offaly
Gaelic football Mick O'Connell Kerry Hurling Lory Meagher Kilkenny
Gaelic football Tommy Murphy Laois Hurling Jack Lynch Cork
Gaelic football Pat Spillane Kerry Hurling Christy Ring Cork
Gaelic football Seán Purcell Galway Hurling Mick Mackey Limerick
Gaelic football Seán O'Neill Down Hurling Jim Langton Kilkenny
Gaelic football Kevin Heffernan Dublin Hurling Eddie Keher Kilkenny
Gaelic football Tommy Langan Mayo Hurling Ray Cummins Cork
Gaelic football Mikey Sheehy Kerry Hurling Jimmy Doyle Tipperary
Gaelic football Tony McTague Offaly Hurling Éamonn Cregan Limerick
2 April 2014 [3] Gaelic football Mick O'Dwyer Kerry Hurling Noel Skehan Kilkenny
Gaelic football Micheál Kearins Sligo Hurling Pat McGrath Waterford
26 August 2015 [4] Gaelic football Jimmy Keaveney Dublin Hurling Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork
18 August 2016 [5] Gaelic football Dermot Earley Snr Roscommon Hurling Tony Doran Wexford
Gaelic football John O'Keeffe Kerry Hurling John Connolly Galway
24 August 2017 [6] Gaelic football Jack O'Shea Kerry Hurling Pádraig Horan Offaly
Gaelic football Matt Connor Offaly Hurling Frank Cummins Kilkenny
28 August 2018 [7] Gaelic football Joe Kernan Armagh Hurling Leonard Enright Limerick
17 September 2019 [8] Gaelic football Colm O'Rourke Meath Hurling Nicky English Tipperary
Gaelic football Larry Tompkins Cork Hurling Terence McNaughton Antrim
Gaelic football Denis Moran Kerry Hurling Conor Hayes Galway

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