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Martin O'Doherty

Martin O'Doherty
Personal information
Irish name Máirtin Ó Dochartaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born 1952
Galway, Ireland
Occupation Construction project manager
Club(s)
Years Club
Glen Rovers
St. Nicholas'
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1971–1982 Cork 25 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 6
All-Irelands 3
NHL 1
All Stars 3
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:25, 28 February 2015.

Martin O'Doherty (born 1952) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full—back for the Cork senior team.

Born in Galway, O'Doherty first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior hurling debut during the 1971 championship. O'Doherty later became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won three All-Ireland medals, six Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. The All-Ireland-winning captain 1in 1977, he was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, O'Doherty won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a two-time All-Ireland medallist with Glen Rovers O'Doherty also won two Munster medals and two championship medals.

Throughout his career O'Doherty made 25 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1982 championship.

During his schooling at Coláiste Chríost Rí in Cork, O'Doherty established himself as a key member of the senior hurling and Gaelic football teams. In 1968 he secured a remarkable provincial double, winning Harty Cup and Corn Uí Mhuirí medals following respective defeats of CBS Sexton Street and Coláiste Íosagáin. After a defeat by St. Peter's College in the subsequent Croke Cup decider, O'Doherty won a Hogan Cup medal following a 3–11 to 1–10 defeat of Belcamp College.


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