Matt Connor

Matt Connor (born 9 July 1959 in Walsh Island, County Offaly) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Walsh Island and at senior level for the Offaly county team from 1978 until 1984, when he was seriously injured in a car crash.^[1]

Matt Connor

Personal information
Irish name	Maitiú Ó Conchubhair
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Full-forward
Born	1960 (age 64–65) Walsh Island, County Offaly
Occupation	Garda Síochána
Club(s)
Years	Club
1977–1984	Walsh Island
Club titles
Offaly titles	6
Leinster titles	2
All-Ireland Titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1978–1984	Offaly	26 (13–142)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	1
NFL	0
All Stars	3

Connor's display for Offaly in the 1980 All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry, scoring 2–9,^[2] was his signature performance, and is considered one of the best personal performances in the history of Gaelic football.^[3][4]

He was interviewed for the documentary Players of the Faithful.^[5]

In May 2020, the Irish Independent named Connor at number six in its "Top 20 footballers in Ireland over the past 50 years".^[6]

Armagh captain and BBC GAA commentator Jimmy Smyth considers Connor the finest player he ever saw.^[7]