Willie Murphy (Cork hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born | 1915 Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Died | 1977 Cork, Ireland |
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| Nickname | Long Puck | ||
| Occupation | Dunlop's employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ballincollig | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1939–1949 | Cork | 37 (0–4) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
Willie "Long Puck" Murphy (1915–1977) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team.
Murphy joined the team during the 1939 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1949 championship. During that time he won five All-Ireland medals, six Munster medals and three National League medals. Murphy was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Murphy was a three-time county club championship runner-up with Ballincollig.
His son, Eddie Murphy, played hurling with Kerry.
Murphy played his club hurling and Gaelic football with Ballincollig and enjoyed much success in a career that lasted over twenty years.
Murphy made his debut with the club's junior hurling team in 1930 and immediately became a regular fixture in defence. He subsequently won back-to-back intermediate championship medals in 1934 and 1935 as Ballincollig defeated Kinsale and St. Columb's in the respective deciders.
In 1939 Murphy won a third intermediate championship medal as Ballincollig defeated Ballinora by 4–6 to 4–4. The following year he won a junior football championship medal with Ballincollig, giving the club dual senior status.
Murphy's side subsequently earned the unwanted distinction of losing three successive championship deciders to Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr's (twice) between 1941 and 1943.
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