Legacy Communications have had a bit of fun on the eve of the All Ireland Football final, running data through Artificial intelligence engine Midjourney to paint a literal picture of what your typical inter-county Male footballer looks like.
From Dublin to Derry, Limerick to Longford and Cork to Clare – some have fared better than others but, overall, they’re a handsome bunch.
And, if you’re expecting a baby soon and would like to set them up for future GAA success, you might want to avoid the current most popular boys’ names such as Noah, Rían or Charlie and choose something more traditional.
The Legacy sports and digital teams have crunched the data of all the Men’s Senior Football Championship winners from the 21st century to reveal that it’s the more classic first names with the most All-Ireland football wins with Michael/ Mick/ Mike (32 wins) coming out top followed by Paul (26), Brian/ Bryan (22), Stephen (14), Colm (13) , tied sixth – John (12) and Kevin (12) and tied at eighth – David/ Davy (11), Diarmuid/ Diarmaid (11) and Eoghan/ Eon (11).
It’s O’Sullivan (29) that lead the way as the most successful surname – made up of All-Ireland winners Tom, Stephen, Declan, Sean, Darran, Graham and Cian – with Ó’Sé (15), Brogan (12), McCarthy (12) and Cooper (12) making up the top five.
So or you are called Mick O’Sullivan and you have a strong jawline already as a child they sure you’d better get your boots on.
We have to say we were amused by the fact that the only flaming red head hails from Offaly and curious over why the Leitrim representative is wearing white and looks as though he’d be rolling in the mud surrounded by sheep but sure you just can’t tell what folk would be up to.
“As AI and the All-Ireland finals take centre stage in the news, we couldn’t resist mixing the two to create AI-generated GAA footballers from every county,” said Mary McGuire, Sponsorship Associate Director, Legacy Communications.
“Accuracy aside, it’s all in good fun, but we’re serious about embracing the power of AI to deliver even more exceptional results for our clients.”
“We had a lot of fun doing this,” added Legacy Co-Founder Bernard Brogan.
“I’m sure I’ve played against some of these lads over the years! Looks like the O’Sullivans have dominated 21st century football – we’d have to include my dad in the 70’s for the Brogans to be in with a shout of getting top spot.”
