Kevin Cummins (hurler)

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Kevin Cummins (born 1946 in Ballinlough, Cork) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Blackrock and was a member of the Cork minor hurling team in the 1960s. Cummins captained Cork to the All-Ireland title at minor level in 1964. [1] He is the brother of Brendan and Ray Cummins, who both went on to play for Cork at senior level in the 1970s. While in University College Cork - 1966/1970 - he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal for inter-varsity hurling. He was a member of the teaching staff of Coláiste Chríost Rí - a boys' secondary school in Cork City - from 1970 to 1996 and gained a reputation as a successful football coach, winning numerous Munster and All-Ireland titles with the college. On leaving teaching in 1996 he joined his brother, Brendan, in the family business, Cummins Sports Ltd. and is managing director.

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References

  1. "Minor Hurling". Munster GAA. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
Preceded by All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final
winning captain

1964
Succeeded by