Was 2017 Joe Canning’s finest hour when Galway defeated Waterford in the All-Ireland final? It denied Waterford an All-Ireland, the Deise county haven’t won the Liam McCarthy cup since the 1940’s but looking back on it now thank God Galway won it and one of the greatest hurlers to ever play the game Joe Canning got that all important All-Ireland medal.
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We recently saw Lionel Messi win his first trophy with his native country Argentina and the time Joe Canning won his Celtic Cross was the very same. The greatest players in every sport deserve to win the very best, sadly that doesn’t always happen. But thankfully Canning got his on that famous day.
His finest hour?
On the day @Galway_GAA legend @JoeyCan88 announced his retirement from inter-county hurling, relive his match-winning score from the 2017 All-Ireland semi-final v Tipperary and his post-match interview #RTEGAA
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— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) July 28, 2021
'Other people want to retire you' | #GAA
Joe Canning referred to his appearance on #OTBAM in his retirement announcement, a few hours after this chat | ⬇️@GilletteUK | #BestFaceForward
Hear what he said this morning about the calls to retire ➡️ https://t.co/AVgjdPQ9ul pic.twitter.com/lDQpr4oUPt
— Off The Ball (@offtheball) July 28, 2021
One of the greatest ever.. #joecanning pic.twitter.com/aKyO7GgIsq
— Michael Hoare (@mollyhoare) July 28, 2021
Genius at work.
Joe Canning from the sideline vs Waterford, 2017pic.twitter.com/KgaS4QhNeS
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) July 28, 2021