Peter O'Grady

Peter O'Grady

Infobox GAA player
code= Hurling
sport = Hurling


name = Peter ‘Hawker’ O’Grady
irish = Peadar Ó Gráda
fullname = Peter O’Grady
nickname =
placeofbirth = Blackrock
countryofbirth = Cork
dob =
dob =
height =
nickname = Hawker
county = Cork
province = Munster
club = Blackrock
clposition = Forward
clubs =
clyears =
clapps(points) =
clcounty =
clprovince=
clallireland =
counties = Cork
icposition = Forward
icyears = 1920s-1930s
icapps(points) =
icprovince = 3
icallireland = 3
nhl = 1
clupdate =
icupdate =

Peter ‘Hawker’ O’Grady was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Blackrock and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1920s and 1930s.

Playing career

Club

O’Grady played his club hurling with the famous Blackrock club and enjoyed much success. He won his first senior county titles in 1924 and 1925, however, St. Finbarr’s caught Blackrock in the final of 1926. The following year O’Grady won his third county medal. Blackrock failed to reach the final in 1928, however, in 1929 he won his fourth county title. It was the first of three-in-a-row for O’Grady, bringing his county medal tally to six. The 1931 final victory was O’Grady’s last big occasion with Blackrock. The club would not win another county title until 1956.

Inter-county

O’Grady first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with Cork in the late 1920s. He made his debut in 1928 as Cork faced Clare in the Munster final for the second year in-a-row. That game ended in a draw, however, in the replay Cork triumphed with O’Grady collecting his first Munster title. Cork later defeated Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final before lining out against Galway in the championship decider. Galway got a bye into the final without picking up a hurley, however, the game turned into a rout. A score line of 6-12 to 1-0 gave Cork the victory and gave O’Grady a coveted All-Ireland medal.

In 1929 Cork retained their provincial dominance for a fourth consecutive year. A 4-6 to 2-3 defeat of Waterford gave O’Grady his second Munster title. The subsequent All-Ireland final was a replay of the previous year’s game as Cork played Galway once again. Mick Ahern scored a goal for Cork after just 25 seconds to start another rout. Cork won the day by 4-9 to 1-3 giving O’Grady his second All-Ireland title.

In 1930 O’Grady added a National Hurling League title to his collection; however, Cork surrendered their provincial crown later that summer. The team bounced back in 1931 with O’Grady collecting a third Munster winners’ medal. Once again it took a replay for Cork and Waterford to be separated. The All-Ireland final saw Cork take on Kilkenny for the first time since 1926. After a close game both sides finished level – 1-6 apiece. Eudie Coughlan played a captain’s role in that game as he scored a point from his knees to level the scores. The replay of the final took place four weeks later and is regarded as a classic. Cork took the lead at half-time, however, Kilkenny fought back. Once again both sides finished level – 2-5 apiece. After this game officials pressed for extra time, however, this was rejected. It was also suggested at a meeting of the GAA’s Central Council that both counties be declared joint champions and that half an All-Ireland medal by given to each player. This motion was later defeated. The first week of November saw the second replay of the All-Ireland final take place. At the third attempt Cork triumphed by 5-8 to 3-4 giving O’Grady his third and final All-Ireland medal.

Teams

References

* Corry, Eoghan, "The GAA Book of Lists" (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).

External links

* [http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorhurling.html Munster final winning teams]
* [http://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx Cork GAA honours]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Grady Tate — (* 14. Januar 1932 in Durham/North Carolina) ist ein US amerikanischer Jazzsänger und schlagzeuger. Tate studierte 1955 bis 1959 an der North Carolina Central University englische Literatur und Psychologie. Er gab Englisch und Sprechunterricht in …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peter Dickson — is a British radio presenter, television announcer and voice over artist who rose to prominence in the 1990s. He has worked extensively as an announcer in the gameshow genre on (amongst others) The Price Is Right (Bruce Forsyth and Joe Pasquale… …   Wikipedia

  • Grady straps — “Grady Straps , a term for a specific strapping configuration used in full body spinal immobilization. Background Spine Trauma and ImmobilizationPrehospital care providers, such as Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), utilize… …   Wikipedia

  • Grady EMS — is a high volume hospital based EMS service in Atlanta, Georgia. Serving nearly 500,000 persons over 132 square miles, Grady EMS responded to over 92,000 calls for service in the year 2005. They are a System Status Management (SSM) practicing… …   Wikipedia

  • Peter van Petegem — (* 18. Januar 1970 in Opbrakel) ist ein ehemaliger belgischer Radrennfahrer. Er gehört zu den erfolgreichsten Klassikerjägern seiner Generation. Karriere Peter van Petegem, oft zu PVP abgekürzt, begann seine Karriere 1996 bei dem holländischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peter Vonhof — (* 15. Januar 1949 in Berlin) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Radrennfahrer. Bereits 1970 gewann Peter Vonhof zusammen mit Günter Haritz, Hans Lutz und Günther Schumacher die Weltmeisterschaft in der Mannschaftsverfolgung der Amateure in Leicester.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peter Dawson — Peter Dawson …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Peter Stapleton — Peter (nickname Buck) Stapleton (born 25 April 1954) is a musician from New Zealand. He is principally a drummer, although he has also contributed shortwave radio and tape manipulations to various recordings. In 1976 Stapleton joined The Vacuum,… …   Wikipedia

  • Peter und der Wolf — (russisch Петя и волк) ist ein musikalisches Märchen von Sergei Prokofjew, der neben der Musik auch den Text schrieb. Es entstand 1936 nach der Rückkehr des Komponisten in die Sowjetunion, angeregt von Natalija Saz, der künstlerischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peter Fowler — (born 9 June 1959) is an Australian golfer. Fowler was born in Hornsby, New South Wales. He turned professional in 1977 and won the Australian Open in 1983. He has spent a large part of his career playing on the European Tour, where he made the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”