Martin O'Doherty

Martin O'Doherty
Personal information
Irish name Máirtin Ó Dochartaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1952-03-26) 26 March 1952 (age 72)
Galway, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Construction project manager
Club(s)
Years Club
1969–1979
1970–1982
St. Nicholas'
Glen Rovers
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 2
Colleges(s)
Years College
University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1971–1982
Cork 25 (0–00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 6
All-Irelands 3
NHL 1
All Stars 3
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:25, 28 February 2015.
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Martin O'Doherty (born 26 March 1952) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team.[1]

Born in Galway, O'Doherty first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior hurling debut during the 1971 championship. O'Doherty later became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won three All-Ireland medals, six Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. The All-Ireland-winning captain 1in 1977, he was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, O'Doherty won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a two-time All-Ireland medallist with Glen Rovers O'Doherty also won two Munster medals and two championship medals.

Throughout his career O'Doherty made 25 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1982 championship.

  1. ^ "Profile: Martin O'Doherty". Hogan Stand. 1 April 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2015.