Phil Bennis
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Phil Bennis | ||
Personal information | ||
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Sport | Hurling | |
Irish Name | Pilib Ó Binéid | |
Full name | Phil Bennis | |
Place of birth | Patrickswell , County Limerick | |
Club information | ||
Club | Patrickswell | |
Position | Half-back | |
Inter-County | ||
County | Limerick | |
Position | Centre-back | |
Inter-County(ies)** | ||
County | Years | Apps (scores) |
Limerick | 1970s | |
Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
Munster Titles | 1 | |
All-Ireland | 1 | |
* club appearances and scores |
Phil Bennis is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with the Limerick inter-county team in the 1970s.
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[edit] Early life
Phil Bennis was born in Patrickswell, County Limerick. He was born into a large family of seven boys and six girls, and from an early age he showed a great interest in the game of hurling.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Bennis played his club hurling with his local Patrickswell team. He enjoyed some success at underage levels before later winning several senior county championship titles throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
[edit] Inter-county
Bennis first tasted major hurling success in 1971 when he won a National Hurling League medal with Limerick. It was the first of five consecutive league final appearances, however, Limerick lost the other four games. Two years later in 1973 Bennis won a senior Munster title. He later won an All-Ireland medal following a victory over Kilkenny in the final.
[edit] Managerial career
Bennis served as manager of the Limerick senior hurling team in the early 1990s. He had some success with the side including the winning of a National Hurling League title in 1992.
Preceded by Liam O'Donoghue Donie Flynn Tony Hickey |
Limerick Senior Hurling Manager 1988-1989 |
Succeeded by Liam O'Donoghue Donie Flynn Tony Hickey |
Preceded by Liam O'Donoghue Donie Flynn Tony Hickey |
Limerick Senior Hurling Manager 1991-1993 |
Succeeded by Tom Ryan |
[edit] Teams
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