Seán Stack
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán de Staic | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born | 1953 Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland |
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| Occupation | Retired secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1971–1994 | Sixmilebridge | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 7 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| 1972–1977 | St. Patrick's College | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1974–1987 | Clare | 28 (0–1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:35, 22 April 2015. | |||
Seán Stack (born 1953) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back for the Clare senior team.
Born in Listowel, County Kerry, Stack first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St. Flannan's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Clare minor team before later joining the under-21, junior and intermediate sides. He made his senior debut during the 1974 championship. Stack immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two National Hurling League medals. He was a Munster runner-up on five occasions.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Stack won two Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a one-time Munster medallist with Sixmilebridge. In addition to this he has also seven championship medals.
Throughout his career Stack made 28 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1987 championship.
In retirement from playing Stack became involved in team management and coaching. At inter-county level he was trainer of the Clare under-21 team before later serving as a selector. At club level Stack has taken charge of numerous club teams including Sixmilebridge, Clonlara, Toomevara and Na Piarsaigh.
Stack is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers of all-time. During his playing days, and in spite of a lack of championship success, he won one All-Star award. He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at centre-back on a special non-All-Ireland-winning Team of the Century in 1984. Stack was also chosen as one of the 125 greatest hurlers of all-time in a 2009 poll, before being included on a special Team of the 1980s in 2013.
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