Noel Murphy (hurler)

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Noel Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Nollaig Ó Murchú
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born 1936
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died December 1997 (aged 61)
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Thurles Sarsfields
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1958-1962
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2

Noel Murphy (born 1931) was an Irish hurler who played for Tipperary Senior Championship club Thurles Sarsfields. He played for the Tipperary senior hurling team for a number of seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a wing-back. [1]

Honours

Tipperary

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References

  1. "Sad passing of 1964 All-Ireland winning Tipperary captain Michael 'Mick' Murphy". Hogan Stand. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.