Denis Hurley (hurler)

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Denis Hurley
Personal information
Irish name Donncha Ó hUrthuile
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1933-05-10) 10 May 1933 (age 89) [1]
Riverstown, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Company director
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Sarsfields
Glanmire
→ Imokilly
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1953-1962
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

Denis Hurley (born 10 May 1933) is an Irish former hurler, Gaelic footballer and selector. At club he level he played with Sarsfields, Glanmire and Imokilly and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

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Playing career

Born and raised in Riverstown, Hurley's father had played with the Sarsfields club and was goalkeeper for the Cork junior hurling team that lost the 1929 All-Ireland junior final to Offaly. [2] It was as a student at Christian Brothers College that he became involved in athletics and he won Munster and national titles over 100 yards and 220 yards. After leaving school Hurley gave up athletics to concentrate on Gaelic games and he won Cork SHC titles with Sarsfields in 1951 and 1957. [3] He first appeared on the inter-county scene as sub-goalkeeper on the Cork minor hurling team during the 1950 Munster MHC. [4] Hurley later made a number of appearances for the Cork senior hurling team in the National Hurling League and various tournament games and was goalkeeping understudy to Mick Cashman for the 1962 Munster SHC. [5]

Management career

Hurley's first season as a member of the Cork senior hurling team selection committee ended with the team winning the 1966 All-Ireland SHC title. [6] He served as a selector at various times over a 27-year period and was also part of All-Ireland SHC-winning teams in 1976, 1984 and 1990. [7] During Hurley's tenure as a selector, Cork also won eight Munster SHC titles and the National Hurling League.

Honours

Player

Sarsfields

Selector

Cork

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References

  1. ↑ "Denis has been a great servant to Cork GAA". Evening Echo. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Murphy savouring Sarsfelds' golden age of success". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cork minor hurling teams: 1928-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Cork SHC teams: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sars club legend recalls when Riverstown hosted the Munster hurling final". Echo Live. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Christy Ring the selector: Frank Murphy on his hurling brain and team talks". Irish Examiner. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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