Mick Murphy (Tipperary hurler)

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Mick Murphy

Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Irish Name	Mícheál Ó Murchú
Full name	Michael Murphy
Date of Birth	1940
Place of birth	Thurles, County Tipperary
Club information
Club	Thurles Sarsfields
Position	Half-forward
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)
Inter County
County	Tipperary
Position	Half-forward
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Tipperary	1960-1964
Inter County Titles
Munster Titles	1
All-Ireland	1
* club appearances and scores correct as of . **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of .

Michael 'Mick' Murphy (born 1940) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with Tipperary from 1960 until 1964.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 2.1 Club 2.2 Iner-county 3 Teams 4 References

[edit] Early life

Mick Murphy was born in Thurles, County Tipperary in 1940. He grew up on the same street as the legendary Jimmy Doyle and they quickly became best friends. They both played hurling together and later they sat beside each other at school when they attended Thurles CBS. It was here that Murphy's hurling skills were nurtured and he won Dean Ryan Cup and Croke Cup medals. He missed out on the chance of winning a Harty Cup medal because he had left the school to work.

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

Murphy played his club hurling with the famous Thurles Sarsfields club. The club had much success in the 1960s and Murphy won several Tipperary SHC titles on that great team.

[edit] Iner-county

Murphy quickly came to the attention of the inter-county selectors and he joined the Tipperary minor team in the mid-1950s. He won an All-Ireland medal with the minors in 1957, however, he had to wait another few years to be considered for the senior team. Murphy played junior hurling with Tipp in 1959. He joined the Tipp senior team in 1960, however, he couldn't command a regular place on the team. When he did play Murphy played in the half-forward line.

He was a substitute when Tipp won Munster and All-Ireland titles in 1961 and 1962. He was appointed captain of the team in 1964 and guided the side to National Hurling League and unster Championship victories. In the All-Ireland final Murphy's side easily defeated Kilkenny and he won his first, and only, All-Ireland medal.

Later that same year Murphy injured himself in a club game against Roscrea when he fell awkwardly and damaged his cartilage. This injury brought his hurling career to an end at the young age of 24.

Preceded by Séamus Cleere (Kilkenny)

All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain 1964

Succeeded by Jimmy Doyle (Tipperary)

[edit] Teams

	Tipperary - All-Ireland Hurling Champions 1964 (20th title)
1 J. O'Donoghue | 2 John Doyle | 3 M. Maher | 4 K. Carey | 5 M. Burns | 6 T. Wall | 7 M. Murphy (Capt.) | 8 T. English | 9 M. Roche | 10 Jimmy Doyle | 11 L. Kiely | 12 M 'Babs' Keating | 13 D. Nealon | 14 J. 'Mackey' McKenna | 15 S. McLoughlin | Subs: L. Devaney | M. Lonergan |

[edit] References

• Brendan Fullum, Captains of the Ash, (Wolfhound Press, 2002)