Joe Murphy (hurler)

Joseph M. Murphy (1947 – 6 April 2009) was an Irish hurler who played at club level with Passage and Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out at centre-back.

Joe Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Ó Murchú
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1947
Passage West, County Cork, Ireland
Died 6 April 2009 (aged 71)
Monkstown, County Cork Ireland
Nickname Josna
Club(s)
Years Club
 Passage
Shamrocks
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1968-1970
 Cork 4 (0-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 2

Career

Murphy first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Passage club and later became a mainstay of the club's senior team.[1] At inter-county level, he never played at minor level with Cork but was a substitute on the under-21 team that beat Wexford in the 1968 All-Ireland under-21 final.[2] Murphy was subsequently drafted onto the Cork senior hurling team during the team's successful 1968-69 National League campaign. It was the first of two successive league titles as well as consecutive Munster Championship titles.[3][4] After coming on as a substitute in the 1969 All-Ireland final defeat by Kilkenny, Murphy ended the following season with All-Ireland success after a 6-21 to 5-10 win over Wexford in the 1970 All-Ireland final.[5][6] He later joined the Shamrocks club and won divisional titles in both hurling and Gaelic football.

Death

Murphy died after a long period of illness on 6 April 2009, aged 71.

Honours

Shamrocks

Cork

References
  1. "Joe Murphy". Passage West GAA. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. "Cork U21 hurling teams: 1964-1979" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  3. "Cork SHC teams: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  4. "Cork SHC teams: 1970-1979" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  5. "Cork v Kilkenny Classics: 1969 SHC final". RTÉ Sport. 26 August 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. Lewis, Simon (11 September 2011). "O'Brien hails Corbett's hat-trick heroics". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.