Matthew "Mattie" McDonagh was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ballygar and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from 1956 until 1968. McDonagh later served as manager of the Galway team. He is regarded as one of the greatest Galway players of all-time.
Sylvester Linnane is an Irish retired 3 time All-Star winning hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Galway senior team.
Oliver "Ollie" Canning is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Galway senior team.
Tom Cashman is an Irish retired hurler, coach and selector who played for Cork Senior Championship club Blackrock. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 12 years. Equally comfortable as a half-back or at midfield, Cashman is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
Joseph "Joe" Cooney is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Galway senior team.
Tony Keady was an Irish hurler. His league and championship career with the Galway senior team lasted nine seasons from 1985 until 1993.
John Connolly is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Galway senior team.
Conor Hayes is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-back for the Galway senior team.
The Galway Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Galway in Ireland.
Noel Lane is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Galway senior team.
John Commins is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team.
Cyril Farrell is an Irish former hurling manager, selector, trainer and coach. He was the manager of the Galway senior team on three separate occasions, where he became the county's longest-serving manager and most successful in terms of major titles won. Farrell is regarded as one of the greatest managers in the history of the modern game.
Martin Naughton is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with his local club Turloughmore and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.
Frank Burke is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Galway senior team.
Fergal Moore is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a right corner-back for the Galway senior team.
Conor Cooney is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club St. Thomas' and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-forward.
Justin Campbell is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Galway senior team.
Séamus Qualter is an Irish retired hurler and hurling manager.
Micheál Donoghue is an Irish hurling manager and former player who was the manager of the Galway senior hurling team from the end of 2015 until the summer of 2019.
Seán Loftus is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Turloughmore and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He is usually deployed as a corner-back, but can also be deployed at midfield.
