Paddy Philpott
Personal information | ||||||
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Irish name | Pádraig Mac Philib | |||||
Sport | Hurling | |||||
Position | Left wing-back | |||||
Born |
Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland | 30 November 1936|||||
Died |
20 March 2016 Florida, United States | (aged 79)|||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||
Occupation | Plumber | |||||
Club(s) | ||||||
Years | Club | |||||
Cork titles | 2 | |||||
Inter-county(ies)* | ||||||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | ||||
1956-1958 | Cork | 7 (0-00) | ||||
Inter-county titles | ||||||
Munster titles | 1 | |||||
All-Irelands | 0 | |||||
NHL | 0 | |||||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:21, 15 April 2015. |
Patrick Philpott (30 November 1936 – 20 March 2016) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Cork senior team.[1][2]
Born in Blackrock, County Cork, Philpott first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1956 championship. Philpott immediately became a regular member of the team and won one Munster medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the
Throughout his career Philpott made 7 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1958 championship.
Playing career
Club
In 1956 Philpott was a key member of the Blackrock senior team that made a breakthrough after twenty-five years in the doldrums. A 2-10 to 2-2 defeat of
Five years later Blackrock enjoyed further success. A 4-10 to 3-7 defeat of divisional side Avondhu gave Philpott a second championship medal.[citation needed]
Inter-county
Philpott first played for Cork as a member of the minor hurling team on 23 May 1954 in a 4-6 to 1-4 Munster quarter-final defeat of Waterford.[citation needed]
On 10 June 1956 Philpott made his senior debut in a 5-9 to 2-12 Munster quarter-final defeat of Waterford. He later won a Munster medal after Christy Ring scored a hat trick of goals in the decider to secure a 5-5 to 3-5 victory. Cork subsequently advanced to an All-Ireland final meeting with Wexford on 23 September 1956. The game has gone down in history as one of the all-time classics as Christy Ring was bidding for a record ninth All-Ireland medal. The game turned on one important incident as the Wexford goalkeeper, Art Foley, made a miraculous save from a Ring shot and cleared the sliotar up the field to set up another attack. Nicky Rackard scored a crucial goal with two minutes to go giving Wexford a 2-14 to 2-8 victory.[3][4]
Philpott's last game for Cork was a 2-6 to 2-4 Munster semi-final defeat by Tipperary on 22 June 1956.[citation needed]
Inter-provincial
In 1957 Philpott was included on the Munster inter-provincial panel. That year Munster faced arch rivals
Honours
Team
- Blackrock
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship(2): 1956, 1961
- Cork
- Munster
- Railway Cup(1): 1957
References
- ^ "Cork Senior Hurling Teams: 1950-1959" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Death Notice Of PATRICK (PAT) PHILPOTT, Blackrock, Cork, Ireland". RIP.ie.
- ^ "All-Ireland Win 1956". Ask About Ireland website. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "One fine day - When Wexford went to Croker". RTÉ Radio 1 website. Retrieved 4 April 2013.