Great sporting moments: heroism & tragedy (Contains graphic images)*Don't quote pics*

homer simpson

Thomas Maguire was a very well known figure in rallying circles. Everyone he met seemed to like him / think he was great craic.

He sadly died on the 19th of June 2010 competing on the Knockalla stage (he had always said it was his favourite stage) during the Donegal rally, when the car he was navigating in crashed at a high speed and rolled down a steep hill after hitting a banking.

Took this photo myself just at the start of that fatal stage...



And as this is a photo thread I'll only link this tribute video that the flying finn guys done... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxcUfaEwA18

MrJoeSoap

"Joey" - William Joseph Dunlop. The king of the mountain, and a humble, modest and charitable man while he did it.


"His Airness" - Michael Jordan. A great example of a good team being made a great team by one individual.


"The Great One" - Wayne Gretzky. The list of records that one man could hold in a team sport is quite unbelievable.


"Sheff" - Henry Shefflin. To have achieved what he has despite having had cruciate injuries to both knee's is nothing short of miraculous. The best the sport has ever seen.


"The People's Champion" - Muhammad Ali. One of the greatest characters of the modern era.


"Seve" - Severiano Ballesteros. Five time major winner and sadly missed.


"Mr. Indestructible" - Jim Stynes. The greatest footy story ever seen. Possibly the most inspirational person going, his documentary is a must-see.


"Senna" - Ayrton Senna. The best, at a time when the sport was at it's best. I was only 9 when he died but was a big F1 fan at the time and will never forget that day. RIP.

macfhinn

roashter

Brian Lohan


Dara O'Se


Meath v Mayo 1996

Pherekydes

In memory of one of soccer's true greats, Socrates:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnoz4NuYMU8

DDC1990

roashter wrote: »

Dara O'Se Tommy Griffin

Great pic

Tinie

Not a sporting moment as such, but a stunning baseball photo none the less



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Rud

Tinie wrote: »

Not a sporting moment as such, but a stunning baseball photo none the less


Click here for full res photo

Excellent shot.What stadium is this?

Tinie

Rud wrote: »

Excellent shot.What stadium is this?

Its Miller Park in Wisconsin.

MoyVilla9

Rud wrote: »

Excellent shot.What stadium is this?

Pretty sure that's Chase Field.

MoyVilla9

Tinie wrote: »

Its Miller Park in Wisconsin.

Ah, it is.

Jopari87

The Busby Babes last game together



Less than 24 hours later

StupidLikeAFox

Dermot Earley and Micko - 1998 final - deadly buzz altogether

cson

Tinie wrote: »

Its Miller Park in Wisconsin.

Was there for the Cubs v Brewers, absolutely incredible from the inside.

counterlock

Maurice Fitz last second point against Dublin in 2001. Took em 10 years to make it up to us



The Tuck rule, the call began a dynasty for the Patriots

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/williams-mecachrome_1999_-65.jpg
Frentzen wins in Monza to establish Jordan as genuine championship contenders.

Frank Spencer

[pedantic] That photo ain't against Dublin. [/pedantic]

Mars Bar

ColHol wrote: »

Dermot Earley and Micko - 1998 final - deadly buzz altogether

Looks like they are celebrating but they lost the Final to Galway.

PomBear

Mars Bar wrote: »

Looks like they are celebrating but they lost the Final to Galway.

Semi Final?

Also,

Celtic reach the UEFA cup final in Seville despite only having 20,000 tickets allocated to them, 100,000 celtic fans travel to Seville. They won the UEFA Fair Play award that year usually an award to players/whole teams....

Mars Bar

PomBear wrote: »

Semi Final?

Probably!

counterlock

Frank Spencer wrote: »

[pedantic] That photo ain't against Dublin. [/pedantic]

Thanks, I never realised Dublin didnt wear Blue and yellow [/Sarcasm]

sean1141

colin mcrae.. only ever seen him on stage once but he was some man. rip

bradolf pittler

woods during the last ryder cup,check out the guy in the right of the pic with the cigar.
and the hurricane.

StupidLikeAFox

Mars Bar wrote: »

Looks like they are celebrating but they lost the Final to Galway.

We are just very gracious losers! Just kidding, it was the Leinster final, first time to win it in 42 years

Dolph Starbeam

PomBear wrote: »

Semi Final?

Also,

Celtic reach the UEFA cup final in Seville despite only having 20,000 tickets allocated to them, 100,000 celtic fans travel to Seville. They won the UEFA Fair Play award that year usually an award to players/whole teams....

UEFA Fair Play award has been won by supporters a few times, including Irish Supporters in 1997.

PomBear

Mark! wrote: »

UEFA Fair Play award has been won by supporters a few times, including Irish Supporters in 1997.

Here's an award for you...

Dolph Starbeam

PomBear wrote: »

Here's an award for you...

Yeh oops I actually meant to post some of my favorite photos after that but must have got distracted and just posted what I did.

Anyways.

Iniesta vs Chelsea - Champions League Semi Final 2nd Leg -
With 90+3 on the clock and Chelsea unlucky not to have had 2 or 3 penalties in the game Iniesta pops up in the 93rd minute to make the score 1-1, Barca progressed due to the away goal rule, Barca would play Man Utd in Rome in the final and ran out 2-0 winners.



Iniesta's winner vs The Netherlands - WC Final 2010 at Soccer City, Johannesburg
This Time with 116 minutes on the clock Iniesta makes no mistake again.






Messi vs Manchester United - Champions League Final 2009
Messi answered all the critics with this goal, not only did the 70th minute goal seal the game it also proved that he could score against English opposition and that he could use his head.



Bobby Robson - Died at the age of 76 in 2009
He had managed Newcastle 1999-2004, he had a very successful career managing some of the biggest clubs in Europe including Barcelona, PSV and Porto, he was also manager of England from 1982-1990. A lovely photo and a great man.



and the rest.....

Nakamura vs Manchester United

Jordan 199

Michael Schumacher's F1 debut at Spa driving the Jordan 191. Qualified 7th

Dolph Starbeam

On the subject of Schumacher



"If you set your sights on something and really work hard at it, you’ll succeed. And before you know it, you’ll be drinking straight from magnums of champagne with your hero."

Jordan 199

1991 Mexican GP. Andrea DeCesaris pushes his Jordan across the start/finish line to finish 4th. After initially being disqualified for pushing his car, his 4th place finish was reinstated. DeCesaris scored 3 very valuable points for himself and the team.




Great days.

kincsem