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| Born | 1943 (age 81–82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John O'Halloran (born 1943) is an Irish retired hurler. At club level,he played with Blackrock and University College Cork,while at inter-county level he lined out with the Cork senior hurling team.
O'Halloran played hurling and Gaelic football at all levels as a student at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He captained the school team to the Frewen Cup title in 1960 after a 4-06 to 1-01 win over St Brendan's College. [1] O'Halloran later played both codes with University College (UCC) during his studies there and won three Sigerson Cup medals and four Fitzgibbon Cup medals. [2]
At club level,O'Halloran played hurling with Blackrock and was part of the team that beat Avondhu to win the Cork SHC title in 1961. [3] A local bye-law resulted in him later having to declare for UCC,and he was part of the SHC-SFC double-winning teams in 1963. [4] O'Halloran added further SFC medals to his collection in 1964 and 1969. [5] [6]
O'Halloran later returned to club hurling with Blackrock and won a third Cork SHC medal in 1971,bit later missed out on their All-Ireland Club SHC success. [7] He claimed a fourth Cork SHC medal in 1973,before later winning a Munster Club SHC medal after a two-point win over Newmarket-on-Fergus. [8] O'Halloran ended his club career with a 3-08 to 1-09 win over Rathnure in the 1974 All-Ireland club final. [9]
At inter-county level,O'Halloran first played for Cork as a member of the minor team in 1961. [10] He made his senior debut in 1963. [11] O'Halloran won a Munster SHC medal in 1966,before later claiming an All-Ireland SHC medal after lining out at centre-forward in the 3-09 to 1-10 win over Kilkenny in the 1966 All-Ireland final. [12] He later claimed a second Munster SHC medal as a non-playing substitute in 1969.