Connie Buckley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchuir Ó Buachalla | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
24 November 1915 Blackpool, Cork, Ireland |
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| Died | 27 January 2009 (aged 93) Blackpool, Cork, Ireland |
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| Nickname | Sonny | ||
| Occupation | Ford Motor Co. employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1934–1942 | Glen Rovers / St. Nicholas's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 2 | 8 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1934–1941 | Cork | 16 (1–4) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
Connie "Sonny" Buckley (24 November 1915 – 27 January 2009) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Cork senior team.
Buckley made his first appearance for the team during the 1934 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1941 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, one Munster medal and two National League medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Buckley captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1941.
At club level Buckley was an eight-time county club championship medalist with Glen Rovers.
His brother Din Joe won five All-Ireland medals and a third brother, Jack, was an All-Ireland medalist as a non-playing substitute in 1942.
It was during Buckley's secondary education at the North Monastery where his talents at Gaelic games were first brought to the fore. In 1934 Buckley was a key member of the college team that captured the Harty Cup title. When the North Mon retained the prestigious cup again in 1935, Buckley was captain of the team. That same year he captured a Munster medal with the college's senior football team. Together with his schoolmate Jack Lynch, Buckley was also chosen on the Munster colleges' inter-provincial hurling and football teams that year.
Buckley played his club hurling with the famous Glen Rovers and enjoyed much success during a golden age for the club.
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