Jimmy Barry-Murphy

Jimmy Barry-Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Séamus de Barra-Ó Murchú
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Right corner-forward
Hurling Position: Full-forward
Born (1954-08-22) 22 August 1954 (age 70)
Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname JBM
Occupation Financial director
Club(s)
Years Club
1972–1988
 St Finbarr's
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Cork titles 3 7
Munster titles 2 3
All-Ireland titles 2 2
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1973–1980
1975–1986
 Cork (F)
Cork (H)		 17 (12–14)
40 (23–52)
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Munster Titles 2 10
All-Ireland Titles 1 5
League titles 1 2
All-Stars 2 5
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:16, 11 October 2012.

James Barry-Murphy (born 22 August 1954) is an Irish hurling manager and former hurler, Gaelic footballer and association football player. He was the manager of the senior Cork county hurling team from 2011 to 2015, returning a decade after his first tenure as manager. Barry-Murphy is regarded as one of the most iconic players in the history of Gaelic games.[1][2][3][4]

He established himself as a dual player with the St Finbarr's club. A dual four-time All-Ireland medallist with the St Finbarr's senior teams, Barry-Murphy also won a combined total of five Munster medals and ten championship medals.

Barry-Murphy made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player. An All-Ireland medallist in both codes, he later won a combined total of three All-Ireland medals with the under-21 teams. Barry-Murphy made his senior football debut during the 1973 championship. He went on to play a key role for Cork in attack and won one All-Ireland medal, four Munster medals and one National Football League medal. Barry-Murphy's eleven-year career with the Cork senior hurlers saw him win five All-Ireland medals, a record-equaling ten Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team in both codes, Barry-Murphy won a combined total of five Railway Cup medals. Throughout his inter-county career he made 57 championship appearances. Barry-Murphy retired from inter-county activity on 2 April 1987.

Following a successful tenure as manager of the Cork minor team, culminating in the winning of the All-Ireland title, Barry-Murphy was appointed manager of the Cork senior team in October 1995. His first tenure saw a return to success, with Cork winning one All-Ireland Championship, two Munster Championships and one National League, before stepping down as manager on 8 November 2000. Barry-Murphy subsequently had unsuccessful tenures as coach with the St Finbarr's and Cloughduv club teams. Over a decade after stepping down as Cork manager, Barry-Murphy was appointed for a second stint as Cork manager on 7 September 2011.[5] Once again his managerial reign saw a return to success, with Cork winning one Munster Championship.

On the 26 August 2015 Barry Murphy was inducted into the GAA Hall of Fame.[6]

  1. ^ "11 reasons why Cork people love Jimmy Barry-Murphy". The 42. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Barry-Murphy". Irish Independent. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Rebel icon who united a county". Irish Daily Star. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ^ Murphy, Éamonn (3 October 2013). "Seven reasons JBM makes us proud to be Rebels". Evening Echo. Retrieved 5 August 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "JBM returns as Cork get fired up". Irish Examiner. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Keaveney and Barry Murphy inducted into hall of fame". GAA.ie. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.