Ken McGrath

Ken McGrath
Personal information
Irish name Cionnaith Mac Craith
Sport Hurling
Position Centre Back
Born (1978-02-20) 20 February 1978 (age 46)
Waterford, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nickname Mac
Occupation Coffee Business
Club(s)
Years Club
1995–
Mount Sion
Club titles
Waterford titles 6
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1996–2011
Waterford 51 (1–93)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
NHL 1
All Stars 3

Ken McGrath (born 20 February 1978) is an Irish hurler and hurling selector who played as a centre-back for the Waterford senior team. He joined the team in 1996 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement in 2011.[1]

Son of former hurler Pat and older brother of former player Eoin, McGrath was a stalwart on the Waterford team for more than a decade. He has won four Munster winners' medals, one National League winners' medal and three All-Star awards. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At club level McGrath is a Munster medalist with Mount Sion. In addition to this he has also won six county club championship medals.

McGrath has also served as a selector with the Waterford senior hurling management team.[2]

  1. ^ "McGrath retires from inter-county hurling". RTÉ Sport. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Ken McGrath is appointed Waterford selector". RTÉ Sport. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.