- Denis O'Gorman
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Denis O'Gorman Personal information Irish name Donncha Ó Gormáin Sport Hurling Position Left corner-back Born 28 August 1914
Holycross, County Tipperary, IrelandDied 1 May 2005 (aged 90)
Holycross, County Tipperary, IrelandClub(s) Years Club 1930s-1940s Holycross-Ballycahill Club Titles Tipperary titles 0 Inter-county(ies) Years County 1934-1942 Tipperary Inter-county titles Munster titles 2 All Irelands 1 NHL 0 Denis O'Gorman (28 August 1914 - 1 May 2005) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back and as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.[1]
O'Gorman made his first appearance for the team during the 1934 championship and was a regular player over the course of the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland winners' medal and two Munster winner's medals.[2]
At club level, he enjoyed a lengthy career with Holycross-Ballycahill, however, a county club championship winners' medals eluded him.
O'Gorman also won four Railway Cup winners' medals with Munster.[3]
References
- ^ "Profile: Denis O'Gorman". Tipp GAA archive. http://www.tippgaaarchives.com/?page_id=14&search=adv. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "County profile: Tipperary". Hogan Stand. http://www.hoganstand.com/tipperary/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Hogan Stand. http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
Achievements Preceded by
John Shortall
(Kilkenny)All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final
winning captain
1932Succeeded by
Joe Fletcher
(Tipperary)Teams
Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1937 (12th title) 1 T. Butler | 2 D. O'Gorman | 3 G. Cornally | 4 J. Ryan | 5 J. Lanigan (Capt.) | 6 J. Maher | 7 W. Wall | 8 J. Cooney | 9 J. Gleeson | 10 J. Coffey | 11 T. Doyle | 12 B. O'Donnell | 13 T. Treacy | 14 D. Murphy | 15 P. Ryan | Subs: D. Mackey | T. Kennedy
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.Categories:- 1914 births
- 2005 deaths
- Holycross-Ballycahill hurlers
- Tipperary hurlers
- Munster hurlers
- Hurling goalkeepers
- Winners of one All-Ireland medal (hurling)
- People from County Tipperary
- Tipperary hurling biography stubs
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