Tommy Burke Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Tommy Burke
Irish:Tomás de Búrca
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Millstreet
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Right corner-forward
Icyears:1965
Icupdate:01:49, 15 July 2014
Birth Date:1943
Birth Place:Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland

Tommy Burke (born 1943) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-forward for the Cork senior football team.[1]

Born in Millstreet, County Cork, Burke first played competitive football in his youth. 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 joined the senior panel during the 1965 championship and enjoyed a brief one-year inter-county career.

At club level Burke is a one-time junior championship medallist with Millstreet.

Honours

Team

Millstreet
Cork

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cork Football Teams: 1960-1969. Cork GAA website. 14 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland. The Corkman. 23 September 2000. 14 July 2014.