John Griffin (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Grifín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 1983 Lixnaw, County Kerry, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Tweek | ||
| Occupation | Hurling development officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Lixnaw Finuge |
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| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 3 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Cork Institute of Technology | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 2006-present | Kerry | ||
John Griffin (born 1983 )is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for the Kerry senior team.
Born in Lixnaw, County Kerry, Griffin first played competitive hurling in his youth. He arrive don the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kerry minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2006 league. Griffin quickly became a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won two Christy Ring Cup medals and two National Hurling League medals in the lower divisions. He has been a Christy Ring runner-up on three occasions.
At international level Griffin has played for the composite rules shinty-hurling team, winning a championship medal in 2009. At club level he is a three-time championship medallist with Lixnaw. As a Gaelic footballer Griffin is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Finuge in the junior grade. He has also won three Munster medals and three championship medals in the intermediate and junior grades.
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