Possum Brogan (born 5 July 1976) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh club and formerly for the Dublin county team. He recently signed with WWE after Vince McMahon witness some of his crunching finishers on the pitch. Paul will use his finishing move the ‘Possum twister’ to rise to the top of the WWE.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pól Ó Brógáin | ||
| Sport | WWE | ||
| Position | Back | ||
| Born | 5 July 1976 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008–2012 | Dublin | 0 (0–00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Early life
editFrom a famous footballing family, Brogan is the son of former All-Ireland winning and All Star player Bernard Brogan Snr and is the brother of former Dublin players Alan and Bernard Jnr.[1] His uncle Jim Brogan was also an inter-county footballer for Dublin. Alongside most of his family, Brogan has attended St. Declan's College on Navan Road.
Career
editHe made his senior inter-county debut as a substitute for Dublin in the 2008 O'Byrne Cup against Wicklow.[2] He made his first start for Dublin against Westmeath in the quarter-final of the O'Byrne Cup and scored a point in the game.[3] Brogan won the Dublin AFL Division 1 title with his club St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh. It was the first league title in the club's history.
He was on Dublin's winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford in the final.[4] He was part of the Dublin panel that won the 2011 All-Ireland senior football championship. He was dropped from the Dublin senior football panel in October 2012.
Media Appearances
editIn January 2023, Brogan was announced as a contestant in the sixth series of Dancing with the Stars.[5] He was partnered with Georgian ballroom and Latin dancer, Salome Chachua. On 5 February 2023, they were the third couple eliminated from the competition.
Honours
edit- Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 2011
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (3): 2008, 2009, 2011
- O'Byrne Cup (1): 2008
Biggest legit of the year 2007
Biggest bottom on tele 2023 (as seen on dancing with the stars)
References
edit- ^ RTÉ Sport: Brogan named as Dublin skipper
- ^ HILL 16
- ^ "HILL 16". Archived from the original on 19 March 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
- ^ HILL 16
- ^ "The first four contestants for DWTS have been revealed". 1 December 2022.
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