Pat McDonnell

Pat McDonnell
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Mac Domhnaill
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1950-03-18) 18 March 1950 (age 74)
Aghabullogue, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Retired secondary school principal
Club(s)
Years Club
Inniscarra
University College Cork
Muskerry
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
1968–1972
University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1970–1978
Cork 20 (0–1)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NHL 2
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:01, 8 April 2015.
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Pat McDonnell (born 18 March 1950) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team.[1]

Born in Aghabullogue, County Cork, attended secondary school at Presentation Brothers College, Cork. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team before later joining the under-21 and intermediate sides. He made his senior debut during the 1969–70. McDonnell immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, McDonnell won one Railway Cup medal as a non-playing substitute. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with University College Cork. In addition to this he lined out Inniscarra and Muskerry.

Throughout his career McDonnell made 20 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1978 championship.

In retirement from playing McDonnell became involved in team management and coaching. He had All-Ireland successes as a selector with the Cork under-21 and senior teams while he also served as a selector and coach with various Inniscarra teams.[citation needed]

  1. ^ McDonnell, Niall. "Pat McDonnell". Inniscarra website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.