Jackie Power
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| Jackie Power | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Irish Name | Seán de Paor | |
| Full name | Jackie Power | |
| Date of birth | May 30, 1916 | |
| Date of death | February 23, 1994 (aged 77) | |
| Place of birth | Annacotty , County Limerick | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Ahane | |
| Position | Half-forward | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Limerick | |
| Position | Half-forward | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Limerick | 1935-1948 | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 2 | |
| All-Ireland | 2 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Jackie Power (30 May 1916 - 23 February 1994) was a former Irish sportsperson who played hurling and Gaelic football with Ahane and Limerick in the 1930s and 1940s.
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[edit] Early life
Jackie Power was born in Annacotty, County Limerick in 1916. He was educated at his local national school where he was introduced to hurling by his teacher. In his teens Power showed promise at athletics, however, he decided to concentrate on Gaelic games. He played with his local club Ahane, where he enjoyed much success with the great Mick Mackey. In all Power won 15 Limerick County Hurling Championship titles. Ahane were the kingpins of Limerick hurling at the time, capturing seven championships in-a-row from 1933 to 1939, and again from 1942 to 1948. Power’s last County Championhip was won in 1955. He won five Limerick County Football Championship in-a-row with Ahane between 1935 and 1939.
[edit] Playing career
Power played junior and senior football with Limerick in the 1930s, however, it was at hurling that he had major success. He made his senior inter-county debut in 1935, winning a Munster Championship medal that same year. Limerick were later defeated by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. By 1936 Power was a regular fixture on the team. He won a second Munster title that year before claiming his first All-Ireland medal with an emphatic victory over Kilkenny. Four years later in 1940 Power won his third Munster medal which was subsequently converted into a second All-Ireland medal. 1940 was a watershed for Limerick’s hurlers. It was their last Munster and All-Ireland titles for 33 years. Power continued inter-county hurling until 1949, captaining Limerick to a National Hurling League title in 1947. It was his fourth NHL medal in all, with previous victories in 1936, 1937 and 1938. Between 1940 and 1948 Power was also a regular on Railway Cup duty with Munster. He won seven Railway Cup titles in all, only failing in 1941 and 1947.
[edit] Retirement
After he retired from playing, Power's work with CIÉ, the Irish railways, caued him to move from Limerick to Tralee, Co. Kerry. However, he continued to maintain a keen interest in Gaelic games and became involved in the Austin Stacks club in his adopted home. In 1969 his skill and talent was recognised when he was presented with the Cu Chulainn award for the outstanding hurler of the past. In the 1970s he coached his own native Limerick team to a National Hurling League victory in 1971 and All-Ireland victory in 1973. Power also saw his son, Ger Power, win a record 8 All-Ireland medals with Kerry’s footballers between 1975 and 1986 while his grandson Stephen McNamara played on the Clare All-Ireland Senior Hurling winning team in 1995. In 1991 Power’s reputation as one of the all-time greats was recognised yet again when he was the recipient of the All-Time All-Star Award.
Jackie Power died on 23 February 1994. In 1998, a life-size bronze statue of him was erected in his native Annacotty.
| Preceded by John Joe Doyle (Clare) |
GAA All-Time All-Star Award 1991 |
Succeeded by Billy Rackard Bobby Rackard (Wexford |
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[edit] References
- Brendan Fullam, Captains of the Ash, (Wolfhound Press, 2004)
