Denis Irwin was the one of the very best footballers to ever come out of Ireland and enjoyed a glittering career at international and club level.
Best known for his role at Man United where he consistently won the biggest trophies on offer, and for helping his country make an incredible run in the 1994 World Cup.
However, growing up in Cork during the '70s meant that you had lots of sporting influences, including Gaelic football and hurling.
The Rebels had a brilliant hurling team at the time, and every young sports fan in the county wanted the chance to wear that famous red jersey in Croke park one day.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Stick to Football podcast, Irwin explains that before he was scouted by Leeds, his first aspirations were as a young hurler.
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"I grew up in Ireland, in Cork, mainly as a Gaelic footballer and a hurler - I know you have been across there to witness them mad games, well they look mad, but they actually are not.
"Cork was a great place to grow up in the '70s because there was Cork Celtic, Cork Hibs, back in the day, two soccer teams, and I wanted to be a hurler, because the Cork hurling team were top dogs at the time.
"I played for Ireland at u15s, played in the European championships in France, and we got beat in the final against West Germany, so it shows you how long ago that is.
"I got scouted playing for the u16s for Ireland, went on trial to Leeds and that was it. David Seamen was there, he was there for about four months with me, I had joined in February 1982, and Dave was only there for about three more months and went on to Peterborough.
"But we had a great youth team."
Of course things worked out well for Irwin who, alongside fellow Cork native Roy Keane, enjoyed one of the most successful careers in top flight football.
