The G A A fans have their own heroes of for to sing <br />In Gaelic Football Mick O Connell in Hurling Christy Ring <br />In Boxing Sugar Ray Robinson knew of Worldwide fame <br />And Babe Ruth's lives on as a great Baseball name <br />In Soccer Maradona and Pele and George Best <br />Were never found to be wanting when put to the test <br />And in Tennis Maureen Connolly the legendary Little Mo <br />The greatest of her time six decades ago <br />The A F L fans have Leigh Matthews for to talk about <br />Their game's greatest player though that not without doubt <br />And golf has Norman, Nicklaus, Woods, Watson and Gary Player <br />Of their game's major honours they took the lion's share <br />And athletics have Nurmi and Zatopek, Owens and Flo Jo <br />Legends that most sports fans of surely would know.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/just-some-names-of-sports-legends/
