Richie Browne

Richard Browne (born 1934[1]) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Castletownroche, divisional side Avondhu and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Richie Browne
Personal information
Irish name Risteard de Brún
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1934
Castletownroche,
County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Club(s)
Years Club Apps (scores)
1952-1982
1955-1969
 Castletownroche
→ Avondhu		 1 (1-01)
26 (28-33)
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1961-1964
 Cork 7 (7-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

Career

Browne first played hurling at under-14 level with Castletownroche.[2] He never played at minor level but eventually progressed onto the club's junior team in 1952. Browne played in goal for a while before winning the first of seven North Cork JHC titles in 1954. He claimed a Cork JHC medal in 1960 before winning a Cork IHC medal in 1964.[3] Browne's performances earned selection to the Avondhu divisional team in 1958. He completed the full set of county honours by winning a Cork SHC medal after a defeat of University College Cork in the 1966 final.[4] Browne had a 30-year career at adult level with Castletown and he retired after winning a second Cork JHC title in 1982.[5]

Browne first played with the Cork senior hurling team in a tournament game in the mid-1950s. He later lined out with the junior team and won a Munster JHC medal in 1959.[6] A spell with the intermediate team resulted in Browne being called up to the senior team alongside his brother Johnny Browne for the unsuccessful 1961 Munster SHC campaign.[7] [8] His last game for Cork was a defeat by Tipperary in the 1964 Munster final.[9]

Honours
Castletownroche
Avondhu
Cork

References
  1. "Richard Browne in 1934". Find My Past website. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. "Outstanding hurler honoured by Castletownroche GAA". The Avondhu. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. "Richie enters Hall of Famepublisher=Evening Echo". 7 October 1966. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. "The men of '66 take their place in the pantheon of the greats". The Corkman. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. "Players from North Cork". Cork Examiner. 27 January 1995. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. "Cork JHC teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. "Cork IHC teams: 1961-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. "Stirred by memories of green and gold". Irih Examiner. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. "Cork SHC teams: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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