John Horgan (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó hOrgáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
25 May 1950 Barrack Street, Cork, Ireland |
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| Died | 10 June 2016 (aged 66) Rochestown, Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Blondie, Hoggie | ||
| Occupation | Driving instructor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1966-1968 1968-1981 |
Passage West Blackrock |
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| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 5 | ||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1969–1981 | Cork | 26 (0–16) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NHL | 4 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
John Horgan (25 May 1950 – 10 June 2016) was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned twelve years from 1969 to 1981. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game and as one of the most iconic Cork players of all time.
Born near Barrack Street on the south side of Cork city, Horgan was introduced to hurling by his father, a county junior championship medal winner with Blackrock. He developed his skills at Sullivan's Quay CBS while simultaneously coming to prominence at underage levels with the Passage club, before transferring to Blackrock in 1968. Horgan went on to enjoy a hugely success career over the course of the next decade, becoming the only player to captain a team to three All-Ireland victories. He also won five Munster medals and five county senior championship medals.
Horgan made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was picked on the Cork minor panel. From three successive All-Ireland final appearances he won one All-Ireland medal in 1967. He subsequently progressed onto the Cork under-21 team, winning back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1970 and 1971. Horgan made his senior debut for Cork in the Grounds Tournament in 1969, before later becoming a regular on the team during the 1969-70 league. Over the course of the next decade his blonde hair and his long, sweeping clearances from corner-back, made Horgan a cult hero in Cork. He won his first All-Ireland medal in 1970 before winning three championships in-a-row from 1976 to 1978. Horgan also won six Munster medals and four National Hurling League medals. As captain of the team in two separate championship campaigns, he also collected three All-Star awards between 1974 and 1978, while he was named Hurler of the Year in 1978. Horgan played his last game for Cork in June 1981.
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