- John McGrath (hurler)
Infobox GAA player
code= Hurling
sport = Hurling
name = John ‘Jobber’ McGrath
irish = Seán Mac Craith
fullname = John McGrath
placeofbirth =Rickardstown
countryofbirth =County Westmeath
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county = Westmeath
province = Leinster
club = Rickardstown
clposition = Forward
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counties = Westmeath
icposition = Forward
icyears = 1950-1965
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icallireland = 0
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icupdate =John ‘Jobber’ McGrath (1928-1980) was an Irish sportsperson. He played
hurling with his local club Rickardstown and with the Westmeath senior inter-county team from 1950 until 1965. McGrath is regarded as one of the greatest players never to have won an All-Ireland medal.Playing career
Club
McGrath played his club
hurling with his local Rickardstown club and enjoyed some success. He won his first senior county title in 1953. McGrath added to his collection in 1959 and 1963 when he captured two more county championship medals. He finished his playing career withLough Lene Gaels , winning a junior medal with the club in 1973.Inter-county
McGrath first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Westmetah minor hurling team in the 1940s. He had little success in this grade. In 1950 McGrath made his debut for the Westmeath senior team, beginning a fifteen-year inter-county career. During this era he enjoyed minimal success with the county as Westmeath were one of the minnows of the Leinster Championship.
Provincial
McGrath also lined out with Leinster in the inter-provincial hurling competition and enjoyed some success. He won his sole
Railway Cup medal in 1956 as Leinster defeated Munster.Teams
References
* Corry, Eoghan, "The GAA Book of Lists" (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
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