A footballer with wonderful hands

Posted in Quick Quips on Nov 04, 2008

We are not talking about a goalkeeper here

We are talking about Irish Footballer Rory Delap, who has the most amazing throw-in ever seen in the game of football. His throws regularly travel a distance of 35 plus metres and touch speeds of 60 Km/hr. What makes them even more dangerous is their flat trajectory, making it difficult to pick the ball’s flight and thus creating havoc in the opposition defence.

Many a manager has tried and failed to counter the aerial threat of Rory’s throws. As noted by Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill, these throw-ins are as effective at creating goal scoring opportunities as a corner kick or a free kick. Little wonder that 7 of the 13 goals scored by Delap’s club have come off his throw –ins

Here’s a study of his technique for those of you aspiring to become the next ‘Human Sling’

The following video about his throwing prowess begs the question.

What if Rory Delap had taken to throwing a javelin or a shot put instead of throwing a football?

Are we looking at someone who could have been an Olympic Champion thrower?

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5 to “A footballer with wonderful hands”


  1. Joe says:

    Oh man.. This is out of the world !!!!!!!!!!

  2. avnish says:

    Really…a complete freak of nature

  3. Cuttino says:

    Interesting. I was talking to a coworker about this a few days ago. http://www.pitchmanbillymays.com

  4. Hey very unique site there, I just wondering what anti-spam software you use for comments section because i get a lot on my personal blog! :( Wish if I could found them..

  5. druck01 says:

    I really like what you have to say! I think it’s very thought-provoking



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