Dick O'Gorman

Dick O'Gorman

Personal information
Irish name	Ristéard Ó Gormain
Sport	Hurling
Position	Forward
Born	Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
1900s-1920s	St. Finbarr's
Club Titles
Cork titles	4
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1910s-1920s	Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All Irelands	1

Dick O'Gorman was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St. Finbarr's and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1910s and 1920s.

Playing career

Club

O'Gorman played his club hurling with the famous St. Finbarr's club and enjoyed much success. He won four senior county championship winners' medals in all, with these victories coming in 1919, 1922, 1923 and 1926.

Inter-county

O'Gorman first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork senior hurling team in 1912. That year he won his first Munster winners' medal following a provincial final defeat of Limerick.^[1] The All-Ireland final saw Cork line out against Dublin. 'The Rebels' were coasting at half-time with Jimmy Kennedy havings scored four goals. He had two more disallowed to give his side a 4-2 to 1-1 lead. Cork ploughed on in the second-half to secure a 6-4 to 2-4 victory.^[2] This victory gave O'Gorman a coveted All-Ireland winners' medal. This was also the first occasion that Cork wore their distinctive red jerseys. The old saffron and blue jerseys had been seized by the British before the game so alternative arrangements had to be made.

In 1920 O'Gorman, who was captain of the team for the year, won a second and final Munster title following another victory over Limerick. A second All-Ireland final appearance beckoned, however, Cork failed to retain their title. A goal blitz by Joe Phelan, Jimmy Walsh and Mick Neville gave Dublin a 4-9 to 4-3 victory.^[3] This defeat brought O'Gorman's inter-county career to an end.

References

1. ^ "Senior Hurling - Munster Final Winning Teams". Munster GAA. http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorhurling.html. Retrieved 2009-03-22. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Corry, Eoghan (2005). The GAA Book of Lists. Hodder Headline Ireland. p. 342. 
3. ^ The GAA Book of Lists p. 342

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jimmy Kennedy	Cork Senior Hurling Captain 1920	Succeeded by

Teams