Ben O'Connor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Beircheart Ó Conchubhair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
25 January 1979 Newtownshandrum, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Hurley maker | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1996–present | Newtownshandrum | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 4 | ||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1999–2012 | Cork | 56 (8–230) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:52, 15 March 2012. | |||
Ben O'Connor (born 25 January 1979) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Cork senior team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation.
O'Connor made his first appearance for the team during the 1999 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement during the 2012 National League. During that time he won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and two All-Star awards. In 2004 O'Connor captained the team to the All-Ireland title.
At club level O'Connor is an All-Ireland medalist with Newtownshandrum. In addition to this he has also won three Munster medals and four county championship medals.
His twin brother Jerry O'Connor and his younger sister Paula O'Connor also won All-Ireland medals with Cork in hurling and camogie respectively. His father Bernie O'Connor also played underage hurling with Cork.
O'Connor plays his club hurling with Newtownshandrum and has enjoyed much success.
Beginning at underage levels he has won practically every hurling competition from under-12 upwards. After enjoying little success in the minor grade, O'Connor subsequently enjoyed a very productive period with the club's under-21 hurling team. Between 1998 and 2000 he picked up three consecutive winners' medals in the county under-21 championship.
In 1996 O'Connor was barely seventeen years-old when he lined out in the final of the county intermediate championship, with Cloyne providing the opposition. A 2–7 to 1–10 draw was followed by a tense replay. The final whistle in that game saw Newtown claim a 0–12 to 0–9 victory, giving O'Connor a county intermediate championship winners' medal.
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