Con Murphy (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchur Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
28 October 1922 Innishannon, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Died | 29 April 2007 (aged 84) South Douglas Road, Cork, Ireland |
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| Occupation | Health board employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1936–1956 | Valley Rovers | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1942–1951 | Cork | 27 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Cornelius "Con" Murphy (28 October 1922 – 29 April 2007) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team.
Murphy joined the team during the 1942 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1951 championship. During that time he won four All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and one National League medal. Murphy was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Murphy enjoyed a lengthy career with Valley Rovers while he also played with divisional side Carrigdhoun.
In retirement from playing Murphy became a referee at the highest levels. He also served as a Gaelic games administrator with the Cork County Board before assuming the office of President of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1976.
Murphy first tasted major success on the hurling field during his studies at the famous North Monastery in Cork. By 1940 he had joined the college's senior hurling team and won a Dr. Harty Cup medal that year following a defeat of Limerick CBS. It was the first of three successive Munster medals for Murphy.
Murphy was still a juvenile when he joined the Valley Rovers top hurling and football teams.
1937 was a successful year for the Valley Rovers club. A 4–3 to 2–0 defeat of Carrigaline and a 1–1 to 0–2 defeat of Kinsale gave Murphy junior divisional hurling and football medals respectively.
Four years later in 1941 Murphy won a second divisional junior hurling medal as Valley Rovers defeated Tracton by 5–7 to 5–3. Two years later he won a second divisional junior football medal following a defeat of the same opposition.
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