Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
Michael Murphy | |
Occupation: | Farmer |
County: | Tipperary |
Province: | Munster |
Club: | Templederry Kenyons |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Tipperary |
Icposition: | Right corner-forward |
Icyears: | 1979-1980 |
Icapps(Points): | 1 (0-00) |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nhl: | 1 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Birth Date: | 1959 |
Birth Place: | Templderry, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Icupdate: | 23:04, 27 August 2021 |
Michael Murphy (born 1959) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Templederry Kenyons and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.
Murphy first played juvenile and underage hurling with the Templederry Kenyons club before joining the club's top adult team. He had some divisional success, winning a North Tipperary Intermediate Championship title. Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Tipperary minor team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship in 1976.[1] He progressed onto the Tipperary under-21 team and won back-to-back All-Ireland Under-21 Championship titles from three consecutive finals appearances between 1978 and 1980.[2] Murphy subsequently made a number of league and championship appearances with the Tipperary senior hurling team and was part of the National Hurling League-winning side in 1979.[3]
1978, 1979, 1980
1976