Kevin O'Connor (hurler)

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Kevin O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Caoimhín Ó Conchubhair
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-forward
Born 1923
Waterford, Ireland
Died 18 October 2004 (aged 81)
Waterford, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Erin's Own
Club titles
Waterford titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

Kevin O'Connor (1923 - 18 October 2004) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Waterford senior team. [1]

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Born in Waterford, O'Connor first played competitive hurling in his youth. He subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen of the Waterford senior team and won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.[ citation needed ]

At club level O'Connor was a three-time championship medallist with Erin's Own.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Team

Erin's Own
Waterford

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References

  1. "A Ton of Bone & Muscle May Beat Dublin". Waterford News. 3 September 1948. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2015.