John Allen (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Seán Ó hAilín | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Forward | ||
| Hurling Position: | Forward | ||
| Born | 1955 (age 61–62) Aghabullogue, County Cork |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Retired primary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St. Finbarrs | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 4 | 5 | |
| Munster titles | 4 | 1 | |
| All-Ireland titles | 3 | 1 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Marino Institute of Education | |||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1980–1984 1976–1978 |
Cork (F) Cork (H) |
9 (2–6) 3 (0–1) |
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| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Munster Titles | 1 | 1 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 2 | |
| League titles | 1 | 0 | |
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:33, 13 October 2012. | |||
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John Allen (born 1955) is an Irish retired hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a forward in both codes for the Cork senior teams.
A dual player at the highest level, Allen spent three season with the Cork senior hurling team. During that time he won one All-Ireland winners' medal and one Munster winners' medal. Allen also spent five seasons with the Cork senior football team, during which time he won one Munster winners' medal and one National Football League winners' medal.
At club level Allen is a dual All-Ireland medalist with St. Finbarr's, while he also collected a number of provincial and club championship winners' medals in both codes.
In retirement from playing Allen turned his hand to coaching and team management. A successful few years as masseur and selector with the Cork senior hurling team led to the beginning of a two-year tenure as team manager. From 2011 until 2013, Allen was the manager of the Limerick senior hurling team.
Allen enjoyed a hugely successful club career with the famous St. Finbarr's club.
He was just out of the under-21 grade when Allen won his first county football championship medal. A 1–10 to 1–7 defeat of St. Michael's in 1976 secured "the Barr's" first championship since 1959.
In 1977 Allen won his first county hurling championship medal following a 1–17 to 1–5 trouncing of reigning All-Ireland champions Glen Rovers. He later added a Munster medal to his collection following a victory over Sixmilebridge in a replay of the final.Rathnure from Wexford provided the opposition in the subsequent All-Ireland decider, however, a 2–7 to 0–9 score line gave "the Barr's" the title. It was Allen's first All-Ireland medal.
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