Joe Brolly, Date of Birth

Joe Brolly

Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1969

Profession: barrister, Gaelic football player, hurler

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Joe Brolly (born 25 June 1969) is an Irish barrister, Gaelic football analyst and former player from Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Brolly played for the Derry GAA in the 1990s and early 2000s and was part of their first ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning side in 1993 and also won two Ulster Senior Football Championships and four National League titles.
He also won two All Star Awards during his career.Brolly played club football for St Canice's Dungiven for most of his career, before transferring to St Brigid's GAC in Belfast.
With Dungiven he won two Derry Senior Football Championships and one Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.He usually played as right corner forward and was renowned for his accurate point-taking, goal-scoring ability, pace and ability to take on opponents.
He was also known for his goal celebration of blowing kisses to the crowd, and had his nose broken twice during his career immediately after scoring goals.Since retiring he has fashioned a niche in television punditry, described by one critic as "the most lippy and articulate pundit on Irish television".
In 2012, he was dubbed "the Salman Rushdie of County Mayo".