John Lee (hurler)

John Lee
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre Back
Born	23 May 1986 (age 38); Galway, Ireland
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Occupation	Doctor
Club(s)
Years	Club
2003–2013	Liam Mellows
Club titles
Galway titles	1
Leinster titles	0
All-Ireland Titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	NUI Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2007–2011	Galway

Last updated November 13, 2024

John Lee (born 23 May 1986) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Galway senior hurling team.^[1]

An All-Ireland-winning captain in the minor grade, Lee made his first appearance for the senior team during the 2007 championship and became a regular member of the team over the next four seasons. During that time he failed to claim any honours at senior level.

At club level Lee plays with the Liam Mellows club. While a medical student at NUI Galway he won a Fitzgibbon Cup in 2010, having campaigned for the University team for six years, including being part of the side that had lost the 2007 final.^[2]^[3] He was conferred with a M.B. B.Ch., B.A.O. at a ceremony in the University in June 2010.^[4]

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References

↑ "Hurler profile: John Lee". Hurling statistics website. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
↑ "NUI Galway end 30-year wait for Fitzgibbon Cup". 8 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
↑ "Major Clare influence on NUIG Fitzgibbon campaign". The Clare Champion . 31 December 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
↑ O'Shaughnessy, Joe (17 June 2010). "Galway senior hurler Dr. John Lee from Killoughter in action after he was conferred with the degrees of M.B. B. Ch. B.A.O. at NUI Galway".

Sporting positions
Preceded by Niall Healy	Galway minor hurling team captain 2004	Succeeded by Andrew Keary
Achievements
Preceded by Richie Power (Kilkenny)	All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final winning captain 2004	Succeeded by Andrew Keary (Galway)

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[1] "Hurler profile: John Lee". Hurling statistics website. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2012.

[2] "NUI Galway end 30-year wait for Fitzgibbon Cup". 8 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.

[3] "Major Clare influence on NUIG Fitzgibbon campaign". The Clare Champion . 31 December 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[4] O'Shaughnessy, Joe (17 June 2010). "Galway senior hurler Dr. John Lee from Killoughter in action after he was conferred with the degrees of M.B. B. Ch. B.A.O. at NUI Galway".

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