John McMahon (hurler)

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John McMahon
Personal information
Irish name Seán Mac Mathúna
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1949
Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
1960s-1980s
Newmarket-on-Fergus
Club titles
Clare titles 9
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1970s-1980s
Clare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 2
All Stars 2

John McMahon (born 1949) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Clare senior team.

McMahon first joined the Clare team in the early 1970s and was a regular member of the starting fifteen over the course of the next decade. During that time he won two National Hurling League winners' medals and two All-Star awards, however, he missed out on a Munster winners' medal on a number of occasions.

At club level McMahon enjoyed a successful career with Newmarket-on-Fergus, winning one Munster winner's medal and nine county club championship winners' medals. [1]

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References

  1. "Munster Senior Club Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 November 2011.