| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchuir Ó Buachalla | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
24 November 1915 Blackpool, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
27 January 2009 (aged 93) Blackpool, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Sonny | ||
| Occupation | Ford Motor Co. employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1934–1942 | Glen Rovers / St. Nicholas's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 2 | 8 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1934–1941 | Cork | 16 (1–4) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
Connie "Sonny" Buckley (24 November 1915 – 27 January 2009) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Cork senior team.
Buckley made his first appearance for the team during the 1934 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1941 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, one Munster medal and two National League medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Buckley captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1941.
At club level Buckley was an eight-time county club championship medalist with Glen Rovers.
His brother Din Joe won five All-Ireland medals and a third brother, Jack, was an All-Ireland medalist as a non-playing substitute in 1942.[1]