Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Siomón Ó Murchú | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born |
1949 Ballinlough, Cork, Ireland | ||
Died |
7 April 1997 (aged 47) Mercy Hospital, Cork, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Engineer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1967-1973 1967-1973 1967-1972 |
Blackrock St Michael's → University College Cork | ||
Club titles | |||
Football | Hurling | ||
Cork titles | 1 | 1 | |
Munster titles | 1 | 1 | |
All-Ireland titles | 1 | 1 | |
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
1967-1972 | University College Cork | ||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1969-1972 | Cork | 1 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Simon Murphy (1949 – 7 April 1997) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with St Michael's, Blascktock and University College Cork and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. In spite of a brief senior career, he was one of the most decorated players of his generation having won seven All-Ireland medals at various levels in both codes between 1967 and 1972.