Joe Murphy (hurler)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seosamh Ó Murchú | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
1947 Passage West, County Cork, Ireland |
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Died |
6 April 2009 (aged 71) Monkstown, County Cork Ireland |
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Nickname | Josna | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Passage Shamrocks |
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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 |
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.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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
- South East Junior A Football Championship: 1980
- South East Junior A Hurling Championship: 1980, 1981
- Cork