Jimmy O'Brien
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Briain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | New Ross, County Wexford | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Geraldine O’Hanrahans | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1957-1968 | Wexford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
Jimmy O’Brien (born 1938 in New Ross, County Wexford) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Geraldine O’Hanrahans and with the Wexford senior inter-county team from 1957 until 1968.
O’Brien played his club hurling with his local club Geraldine O’Hanrahans in New Ross. He enjoyed some success with the club, culminating in the winning of a senior county title with the club in 1966.
O’Brien first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Wexford senior team in 1957. He made his debut in a National Hurling League game against Dublin in January of that year. At the time Wexford were regarded as one of the best teams in the country, however, their form had dipped in recent years.
In 1958 Wexford made it to the final of the National League. Limerick were the opponents on that occasion and O’Brien made a cameo appearance as a substitute. Wexford won a thrilling contest by 5-7 to 4-8 giving O’Brien his first major title.
Two years later in 1960 O’Brien was the regular left corner-forward on the team. That year Wexford reached the Leinster final where Kilkenny provided the opposition. After an exciting game Wexford emerged victorious by 3-10 to 2-11 giving O’Brien his first Leinster title. This victory allowed Wexford to advance directly to the All-Ireland final where Tipperary were the opponents. O’Brien’s side got off to a good start with a quick goal by Mick Hassett. A second goal was scored by Oliver ‘Hopper’ McGrath just after the interval to put Wexford in the driving seat. With a minute to go the crowd invaded the pitch thinking that the game was over. When the disorder was cleared Tipp continued but only had twelve players on the field. Bill Moloughney scored a later point for Tipp; however, this was not entered into the official records. It was too later in any case as Wexford won by 2-15 to 0-11 giving O’Brien his first All-Ireland medal.
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