Mick Lonergan

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Mick Lonergan
Personal information
Irish name Mícheál Ó Longargáin
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born 1940
Littleton, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Moycarkey–Borris
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1962-1967
Tipperary 2 (0-0)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Mick Lonergan (born 1940) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-back for the Tipperary senior team. [1]

Lonergan joined the team during the 1962 championship and was a semi-regular member of the team until he retired from inter-county hurling after the 1967 championship. He made his debut coming on as a substitute in the 1964 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and also came on in the 1967 final defeat. During that time he won one All-Ireland winners' medal on the field of play. [2] [3]

At club level Lonergan played with the Moycarkey–Borris club.

Honours

Tipperary

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References

  1. "Profile: Mick Lonergan". Tipp GAA archive website. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. "Tipp GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. "'I was in shock, I was actually nearly embarrassed. If anyone could see me, I probably went red". Irish Independent. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.