Jack Darcy

John Francis Darcy (23 June 1898 – 28 January 1972) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team.

Jack Darcy
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Dorchaí
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born John Francis Darcy
(1898-06-23)23 June 1898
Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 28 January 1972(1972-01-28) (aged 73)
Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland
Occupation Engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
Nenagh Éire Óg
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1922-1926
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 1

Darcy made his first appearance for the team during the 1922 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1926 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and three Munster medals.[1][2]

At club level Darcy played with Nenagh Éire Óg.

His brother Mick was also an All-Ireland winner with Tipperary.

References

  1. "Tipperary GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2012.


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