Mick Murphy (hurler, born 1918)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
1918 Kilmaley, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Died |
1 January 2018 (aged 99) Blanchardstown, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Draper | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Faughs | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1943–1947 1947–1949 |
Tipperary Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Michael Murphy (1918 – 1 January 2018[1]) was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Tipperary and Clare lasted from 1943 until 1949.[2]
Born in
Success at club level brought Murphy to the attention of the county team selectors. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-five when he was first selected for the Tipperary senior team for the 1943 championship. A mainstay of the team over the following five years, Murphy won his sole All-Ireland in 1945, having earlier claimed a Munster medal. He later played with the Clare senior team before retiring from inter-county hurling after the 1949 championship.
Murphy died on 1 January 2018. At the time of his death he was the second oldest living All-Ireland medal winner.[3]
Honours
- Thurles Sarsfields
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1944, 1945, 1946
- Tipperary
References
- ^ The death has occurred of Michael (Mick) MURPHY, RIP.ie
- ^ "Mick Murphy". Kilmayley GAA website. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Thurles Sarsfields to honour 'oldest' All-Ireland winner Mick Murphy". Irish Examiner. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.