The GAA Hurling Team of the Millennium was announced by GAA President Seán McCague at a special dinner at Croke Park on 24 July 2000. The initiative was sponsored by An Post who issued special commemorative stamps of the Millennium team members. The team was chosen to comprise, as a fifteen-member side, the best hurling players of all-time.
| Position | Player | County team | Club team(s) | Team Number | All-Ireland SHC, NHL, All-Stars and other awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Tony Reddin | Tipperary (1947–1957) |
Mullagh Lorrha |
1 | All-Ireland SHC (1949, 1950, 1951) Munster SHC (1949, 1950, 1951) National Hurling League (1949, 1950, 1952, 1954) |
| Right corner-back | John Doyle | Tipperary (1949–1967) |
Holycross-Ballycahill | 2 | All-Ireland SHC (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965) Munster SHC (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967) National Hurling League (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965) |
| Full-back | Nick O'Donnell | Wexford (1951–1962) |
Enniscorthy St Aidans GAA | 3 | All-Ireland SHC (1955, 1956, 1960) |
| Left corner-back | Bobby Rackard | Wexford (1945–1957) |
Rathnure | 4 | All-Ireland SHC (1955, 1956) Leinster SHC (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956) National Hurling League (1956) |
| Right wing-back | Paddy Phelan | Kilkenny (1931–1940) |
Tullaroan | 5 | All-Ireland SHC (1932, 1933, 1935, 1939) Leinster SHC (1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940) National Hurling League (1933) |
| Centre-back | John Keane | Waterford (1935–1951) |
Mount Sion | 6 | All-Ireland SHC (1948) Munster SHC (1938,1948) |
| Left wing-back | Brian Whelahan | Offaly (1989–2006) |
Birr | 7 | All-Ireland SHC (1994, 1998) Leinster SHC (1989, 1990, 1994, 1995) National Hurling League (1991) Texaco Hurler of the Year (1994, 1998) All-Star Awards (1992, 1995, 1998, 1999) |
| Midfield | Jack Lynch | Cork (1936–1950) |
Glen Rovers | 8 | All-Ireland SHC (1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946) Munster SHC (1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947) National Hurling League (1940, 1941, 1948) GAA All-Time All-Star Award (1981) |
| Midfield | Lory Meagher | Kilkenny (1924–1936) |
Tullaroan | 9 | All-Ireland SHC (1932, 1933, 1935) Leinster SHC (1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935) National Hurling League (1933) |
| Right wing-forward | Christy Ring | Cork (1939–1962) |
Glen Rovers | 10 | All-Ireland SHC (1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1954) Munster SHC (1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956) National Hurling League (1940, 1941, 1953) |
| Centre-forward | Mick Mackey | Limerick (1930–1946) |
Ahane | 11 | All-Ireland SHC (1934, 1936, 1940) Munster SHC (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940) National Hurling League (1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938) GAA All-Time All-Star Award (1980) |
| Left wing-forward | Jim Langton | Kilkenny (1939–1950) |
Éire Óg | 12 | All-Ireland SHC (1939, 1947) Leinster SHC (1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950) GAA All-Time All-Star Award (1984) |
| Left corner-forward | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny (1959–1977) |
Rower-Inistioge | 13 | All-Ireland SHC (1963, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975) Leinster SHC (1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975) National Hurling League (1962, 1976) Texaco Hurler of the Year (1972) Cú Chulainn Awards (1963, 1966, 1967, 1969) All-Star Awards (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975) |
| Full-forward | Ray Cummins | Cork (1969–1982) |
Blackrock | 14 | All-Ireland SHC (1970, 1976, 1977, 1978) Munster SHC (1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982) National Hurling League (1970, 1972, 1980) All-Ireland Club SHC (1974, 1979) Munster Club SHC (1973, 1975, 1978, 1979) All-Star Hurling Awards (1971, 1972, 1977) All-Ireland SFC (1973) Munster SFC (1971, 1973, 1974) All-Star Football Awards (1971, 1973) |
| Right corner-forward | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary (1957–1973) |
Thurles Sarsfields | 15 | All-Ireland SHC (1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971) Munster SHC (1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1971) National Hurling League (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965) |
Famous quotes containing the words team and/or millennium:
“Is my team ploughing,
That I was used to drive
And hear the harness jingle
When I was man alive?”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)
“The millennium will not come as soon as women vote, but it will not come until they do vote.”
—Anna Howard Shaw (1847–1919)