Con Cottrell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conn Mac Oitiril | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 1917 Innishannon, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Died | 3 March 1982 | ||
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Valley Rovers Ballinhassig Cooley Kickhams |
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| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1941-1947 | Cork | 19 (0-5) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Fr. Con Cottrell (1917 – 3 March 1982) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team.
Cottrell made his first appearance for the team during the 1941 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1947. During that time he won four All-Ireland medals and five Munster medals. Cottrell was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Cottrell enjoyed a varied career playing with Valley Rovers, Ballinhassig and Cooley Kickhams.
Cottrell played club hurling in Cork with Ballinhassig and Valley Rovers, however, he enjoyed little in the way of success.
As a Gaelic footballer with Cooley Kickhams in Louth, Cottrell won a championship medal in 1939 following a defeat of Newtown Blues.
Cottrell made his senior debut for Cork in 1941 as an outbreak of foot and mouth disease severely hampered the championship. As a result of this Cork were nominated to represent the province in the All-Ireland series. Cottrell was at centre-back in the final against Dublin, however, it turned into a one-sided affair thanks to contributing goals from Johnny Quirke and Ted O'Sullivan. At the full-time whistle Cork had won by 5-11 to 0-6. It was one of the most one-sided championship deciders of all-time, however, it did give Cottrell an All-Ireland medal.
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