John Joe Doyle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Seosamh Ó Dúil | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born | 1906 Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland |
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| Died | 2000 Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland |
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| Nickname | Goggles | ||
| Occupation | Meteorologist | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1926-1938 | Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
John Joe "Goggles" Doyle (1906–2000) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Clare senior team.
Doyle made his first appearance for the team during the 1926 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1938 championship. During that time he won one Munster medal. Doyle was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Doyle is a six-time county club championship medalist with Newmarket-on-Fergus.
In retirement from playing Doyle came to be regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time. In 1984 he was chosen on a special hurling team of the century made up of players never to have won an All-Ireland medal. In 1990 Doyle was presented with the GAA All-Time All-Star Award.
‘Goggles’ Doyle played his club hurling with his local club in Newmarket and enjoyed much success. He won his first senior county title in 1925, the first of a famous three-in-a-row for Newmarket. Doyle captured another set of back-to-back county medals in 1930 and 1931. He won his sixth and final county championship title in 1936.
Doyle first came to prominence for the Clare senior inter-county team in 1926 when he made championship debut. Clare’s campaign finished early that season; however, in 1927 Doyle’s side reached the Munster final. Cork provided the opposition on that occasion and went on to win the game by 5-3 to 3-4.
1928 saw Clare take on Cork for the second consecutive year in the Munster final. That year Doyle’s side nearly pulled off a shock result, however, both sides finished level after recording 2-2. The replay was not a happy game for Clare as Cork trounced them by 6-4 to 2-2.
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