John O'Donoghue (hurler) explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Dual player
John O'Donoghue
Fullname:John O'Donoghue
Birth Date:1942
Feet:6
Inches:1
Occupation:Insurance agent
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Arravale Rovers
University College Cork
Clposition:Goalkeeper
Clcounty:1
Colleges:University College Cork
Counties:Tipperary (SH)
Tipperary (SF)
Icposition:Goalkeeper
Icyears:1962-1972
1964-1975
Icprovince:5
Icallireland:3
Nhl:3
Allstars:0
Birth Place:Tipperary,
County Tipperary, Ireland

John O'Donoghue (born 1942) is an Irish former hurler, Gaelic footballer and coach. At club level he played with Arravale Rovers, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Tipperary teams.

Playing career

O'Donoghue first played Gaelic games as a student at the Abbey CBS in Tipperary. He was part of the school team that won the Harty Cup in 1959.[1] O'Donoghue later lined out with University College Cork and won consecutive Fitzgibbon Cups and a Cork SHC medal in 1963.[2]

At club level, O'Donoghue had a lengthy careeras a dual player with Arravale Rovers. After winning a Tipperary MFC title in 1959, he later claimed West Tipperary SHC and SFC titles with the club's senior team.

O'Donoghue first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary during a two-year tenure as a dual player at minor level. He was goalkeeper when Tipperary won the All-Ireland MHC title in 1959, before serving as team captain in his final year in the grade.[3] A brief spell at under-21 level was followed by O'Donoghue becoming a dual player at senior level. He was part of the Tipperary senior hurling team that made a clean sweep of National League, Munster SHC and All-Ireland SHC titles in 1964 and 1965.[4] [5]

O'Donoghue won five Munster SHC titles in all and, after claiming a third National Hurling League medal in 1968, won a National Football League Division 2 title in 1971. He was a non-playing substitute when he claimed a third All-Ireland SHC medal later that year. O'Donoghue also won a total of four Railway Cup medals as a dual player with Munster.[6] [7]

Management career

O'Donoghue replaced Theo English as a selector with the Tipperary senior hurling team in 1990.[8] As part of the management team, he helped guide Tipperary to the All-Ireland SHC title in 1991.[9] O'Donoghue was still a selector when Tipperary won a second Munster SHC during his tenure in 1993, before winning the National Hurling League title in 1994.

Honours

Player

Abbey CBS

1959

University College Cork

1962, 1963

1963

Arravale Rovers

1966, 1970

Tipperary

1964, 1965, 1971

1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1971

1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68

1970–71

1959

1959, 1960 (c)

Munster

Management

Tipperary

1991

1991, 1993

1993–94

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tipperary's last back-to-back titles were '64 and '65 - and John fondly recalls them. Tipperary Live. 20 May 2017. 6 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Tipp hurling team of the '60s was as good as any that played the great game. Echo Live. 15 May 2020. 6 April 2023.
  3. News: Minor hurling. Munster GAA website. 20 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Senior Hurling. Munster GAA website. 6 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Outstanding hurling goalkeeper from halcyon era has been honoured by Tipperary United Sports Panel. Tipperary Live. 8 January 2023. 6 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Railway Cup football. Munster GAA website. 6 April 2023.
  7. Web site: Railway Cup hurling. Munster GAA website. 6 April 2023.
  8. Web site: Tipperary just not up to it, says stalwart John O’Donoghue. Irish Examiner. 20 August 2015. 6 April 2023.
  9. Web site: The Backroom team in last All-Ireland victory and victors of great Galway battles. Irish Independent. 22 July 2000. 6 April 2023.