Mick Burns (hurler)

Mick Burns (1937 – 22 February 2023) was an Irish hurler who played for his local club Nenagh Éire Óg and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s.

Mick Burns
Personal information
Irish name Mícheál Ó Broin
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-back
Born 1937 (1937)
Nenagh,
County Tipperary, Irish Free State
Died (aged 85)
Nenagh,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
 Nenagh Éire Óg
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1958–1968
 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 8
All-Irelands 5
NHL 6

Career

Burns was born in Nenagh, County Tipperary. He won five All-Ireland titles and eight Munster titles with Tipperary between 1958 and 1968.[1][2] He won two North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championships with Éire Óg in 1957 and as captain in 1964.

Death

Burns died on 22 February 2023, at the age of 85.[3][4]

Honours
Tipperary
Munster
Nenagh Éire Óg

References
  1. "Munster Senior Hurling Final Winners". Munster GAA. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  2. "Tributes paid after passing of Tipperary All-Ireland hurling winner Mick Burns". The 42. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. "Tipperary hurling great Mick Burns has died". RTE News. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. "Mick Burns Nenagh Eire Óg and Tipperary RIP". Tipperary GAA. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.


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