From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| John Barron |
| Personal information |
| Sport |
Hurling |
| Irish Name |
Seán Barún |
| Full name |
John Barron |
| Place of birth |
Waterford , Ireland |
| Club information |
| Club |
De La Salle |
| Position |
Half-back |
| Inter-County |
| County |
Waterford |
| Position |
Half-back |
| Inter-County(ies)** |
| County |
Years |
Apps (scores) |
| Waterford |
1954-1964 |
|
| Senior Inter-County Titles |
| Munster Titles |
3 |
| All-Ireland |
1 |
| NHL |
1 |
|
* club appearances and scores
correct as of .
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of .
|
John Barron (1934-2008) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club De La Salle and with the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1954 until 1964.
[edit] Playing career
Barron played his club hurling with his local De La Salle club. He never won a senior county title.
[edit] Inter-county
Power first came to prominence on the inter-county scene in the late 1950s as a member of the Waterford senior hurling team. At this time, however, Tipperary and Cork were the kingpins of Munster hurling, with all the other counties only providing a supporting role. All this changed in 1957 when Barron won his first Munster title following a victory over reigning champions Cork. Waterford later played Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final, however, victory went to the men from Leinster on that occasion. Waterford were leading by six points with fifteen minutes left, however, the game ended 4-10 to 3-12. Two years later in 1959 Barron won a second provincial title. Once again Waterford lined out in the championship decider and once again Kilkenny provided the opposition. The game ended in a draw, however, when the two sides met for the replay the men from Waterford made no mistake in defeating their near rivals and Barron collected a coveted All-Ireland medal. In 1963 he added a National Hurling League medal to his collection before winning a third Munster title. For the third successive time Kilkenny were Waterford's opponents in the All-Ireland final, however, the men from the Déise came back from an 11-point defecit but were still beaten by 'the Cats'. Barron retired from inter-county hurling in 1964.
[edit] Inter-provincial
Barron also lined out with Munster in the inter-provincial hurling competition. He captured four successive Railway Cup medals in 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961.
[edit] Post-playing career
John Barron died on 28 April 2008 aged 74.
|
Waterford - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1957 |
|
|
|
|
|
Waterford - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1959 (2nd title) |
|
|
|
|
|
Waterford - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1963 |
|
1 N. Power | 2 T. Cunningham | 3 A. Flynn | 4 J. Byrne | 5 L. Guinan | 6 M. Óg Morrissey | 7 J. Irish | 8 M. Dempsey | 9 J. Condon (Capt.) | 10 M. Flannelly |
11 T. Cheasty | 12 F. Walsh | 13 S. Power | 14 J. Barron | 15 P. Grimes | Subs: P. Flynn | J. Meaney | M. Walsh
|
|
[edit] References
