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Dual player or dual star is a term used in Gaelic games to describe a player who plays both Men's Gaelic football and Hurling or Ladies' Gaelic football and Camogie. The player doesn't necessarily have to play at the same standard in both sports. The number of dual stars at county level has decreased recently due to the increased demands put on the best players of both sports.
Name Team(s) All-Ireland SHC titles All-Ireland SFC titles Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986 1973 Derry Beckett Cork 1942 1945 Frank Burke Dublin 1917, 1920 1921, 1922, 1923 Denis Coughlan Cork 1976, 1977, 1978 1973 Ray Cummins Cork 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978 1973 Liam Currams Offaly 1981 1982 Pierce Grace Dublin
Kilkenny1911, 1912, 1913 1906, 1907 Jack Lynch Cork 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946 1945 Billy Mackessy Cork 1903 1911 Teddy McCarthy Cork 1986, 1990 1989, 1990 Paddy Mackey Wexford 1910 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 Leonard McGrath Galway 1923 1925 Brian Murphy Cork 1976, 1977, 1978 1973 Seán O'Kennedy Wexford 1910 1915, 1916, 1917 W.J. Spain Dublin
Limerick1887 1889 Greg Blaney Down all Ireland football titles 1991 1994 hurling 0
A few players have won All star awards in both codes. These include:
Ray Cummins has uniquely won an All star award in both hurling and Gaelic football in the same year, 1971. Ex-Taoiseach Jack Lynch won one football and five hurling All-Irelands for Cork during the 1940s and to this day is the only player in history to have won All-Ireland Senior medals 6 years in a row.
In 1990, Teddy McCarthy of Cork became the first (and only as of 2009) player to win both a football and a hurling All-Ireland in the same year.
Dual County is a similar term for counties that have teams that play at the same level in both football and hurling.
Categories:- Gaelic Athletic Association terminology
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