Flor Hayes Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Flor Hayes
Irish:Flor Ó hAodha
Feet:5
Inches:10
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Clonakilty
Clyears:1961–1972
Clcounty:0
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Left corner-forward
Icyears:1964–1969
Icapps(Points):12 (2–5)
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Icupdate:17:50, 14 July 2014
Birth Date:1944
Birth Place:Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
Death Date:27 June 2014 (aged 70)
Death Place:London, England

Florence G. Hayes (1944 – 27 June 2014) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-forward for the Cork senior football team.[1]

Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Hayes first played competitive football during his schooling at St. Mary's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.[2] He made his senior debut during the 1964 championship. Hayes went on to play a key role over the next few years and won two Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[3]

Hayes was a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, however, he never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he enjoyed a decade-long career in both codes with Clonakilty.

His brother, Tim F. Hayes, also played football for Cork.

Throughout his inter-county career, Hayes made 12 championship appearances for Cork. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1969 championship.

Honours

Team

Clonakilty
Cork

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tribute to the late Flor Hayes. Clonakilty GAA website. 10 July 2014. 14 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715005101/http://www.clonakiltygaa.ie/index.php/news/774-tribute-to-the-late-flor-hayes. 15 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland. The Corkman. 23 September 2000. 14 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Cork v Meath here we go again! . The Southern Star . 18 August 2007 . 14 July 2014 . Tom . Lyons . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715002313/http://www.southernstar.ie/Sport/Cork-v-Meath-here-we-go-again--267.htm . 15 July 2014 .