John Power (John Locke's hurler)

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John Power
Personal information
Irish name Seán de Paor
Sport Hurling
Position Forward
Born (1966-02-17) 17 February 1966 (age 55)
Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nickname The Red Lad
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
YearsClub
 John Locke's
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1986-2002
 Kilkenny 37 (4-24)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 8
All-Irelands 4
NHL 3
All Stars 2

John Fintan Power (born 17 February 1966) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with John Locke's and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward. [1]

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Career

Power first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the John Locke's club while simultaneously lining out with the Callan CBS team that lost consecutive All-Ireland finals in 1982 and 1983. He enjoyed his first success at adult club level in 1993 when John Locke's won the County Intermediate Championship before claiming a second title in 1999. Power first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Kilkenny minor team that lost the All-Ireland final to Limerick in 1984, before losing the All-Ireland under-21 final to Tipperary the following year. Power joined the Kilkenny senior hurling team during the 1985-86 league, however, a hand injury resulted in him leaving the team, linking up with the Kilkenny junior team and winning an All-Ireland Junior Championship medal in 1986. He re-joined the senior team shortly after and would go on to line out in three consecutive All-Ireland finals at senior level and, after defeat by Tipperary in 1991, claimed consecutive winners' medals against Cork in 1992 and Galway in 1993. [2] [3] [4] Power was later dropped from the team before earning a recall under new manager Brian Cody in 1999. [5] He claimed two more All-Ireland winners' medals against Offaly in 2000 and Clare in 2002. Power's other honours include three National League titles, eight Leinster Championship medals and two Railway Cup medals with Leinster. He retired from inter-county hurling in September 2002. [6] [7]

Honours

John Locke's
Kilkenny
Leinster

Individual

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ McEvoy, Enda (23 August 1991). "One of the Powers behind Kilkenny hurling". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Flashback: 1991 All Ireland SHC Final - Tipperary v Kilkenny". GAA website. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kilkenny v Cork Classics – 1992 SHC final". RTÉ Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Good days...and bad". Irish Independent. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Roche, Frank (5 April 2021). "'It was kill or be killed' - John Power on his second chance under Brian Cody and why his old boss should get one too". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (10 September 2002). "Power bows out of intercounty hurling". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Crowe, Dermot (5 January 2003). "The Power and the glory". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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