Mick King

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Mick King
Personal information
Irish name	Mícheál Ó Cionga
Sport	Hurling
Position	Forward
Born	Castlegar, County Galway
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Castlegar
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1923-1935	Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	0
All Irelands	0
NHL	1

Mick King (1905–1961) was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Castlegar and with the Galway senior inter-county team from 1923 until 1935. King is regarded as one of Galway's greatest-ever players.

Playing career

Club

King played his club hurling with his local club in Castlegar, however, he enjoyed little success. Although Castlegar are the most successful club in the Galway county championship, King had retired from hurling just one year before the club won their first county title.

Inter-county

King first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with Galway in 1923. That year the county won the All-Ireland title for the first time, however, King was not a member of the team.

In 1924 Galway reached the All-Ireland final once again, however, King played no part in the defeat by Dublin.

In 1925 King had finally established himself on the team as Galway trounced Kilkenny by 9-4 to 6-0 in the All-Ireland semi-final to set up a championship decider with Tipperary. It was Galway’s third All-Ireland final in-a-row, however, Tipp got off to a great start with two quick goals. King’s side never recovered and lost the game by 5-6 to 1-5.

The next two seasons saw Galway face defeat in the All-Ireland semi-final; however, the team received special treatment in 1928. That year Galway got a bye into the All-Ireland final without even picking up a hurley. Cork were the opponents on that occasion and trounced King’s side by 6-12 to 1-0.

King was off the team again in 1929 as Galway lost out to Cork in a second consecutive championship decider. This was Galway’s last appearance in the All-Ireland final until 1953, however, there was one final victory left in the team in the 1930-1931 National Hurling League. In the final of that competition Galway played Tipperary, the reigning All-Ireland champions. In a thrilling game Galway emerged victorious by 4-5 to 4-4. It was King’s sole National League title and his only major honour from inter-county activity.

After suffering a number of consecutive defeats in the All-Ireland semi-final, King retired from inter-county hurling in 1935.

King was posthumously named on the Galway Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000. His inclusion on the team in the right wing-forward position marks him out as one of his county’s greatest-ever players.

v t e Galway – 1925 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 J. Mahony 2 J. Stanford 3 J. Fallon 4 M. Derivan 5 A. Kelly (Capt.) 6 M. Broderick 7 P.J. Morrissey 8 I. Harney 9 M. King 10 P. O'Donnell 11 M. Connaire 12 M. Houlihan 13 D. Morrissey 14 J. Shaughnessy 15 P. Rooney Subs P. Finn

v t e Galway – 1928 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 J. Mahony 2 M. Derivan 3 I. Harney 4 J. Power (Capt.) 5 P. Green 6 R. McCann 7 J. Shaughnessy 8 D. Morrissey 9 P. Gilligan 10 M. Broderick 11 F. Kealy 12 M. Cunnigham 13 W. Curran 14 M. King 15 T. Mullins Subs J. Deely

v t e Tailteann Games Irish Hurling Team 1928

1 T. Daly 2 M. Derivan 3 S. Óg Murphy 4 E. Tobin 5 P. Cahill 6 J. O'Regan 7 M. Gill 8 J.J. Kinnane 9 E. Coughlan 10 M. King 11 J. Walsh 12 G. Howard 13 M. Power 14 T. Considine 15 M. Kennedy

v t e Galway – Hurling Team of the Millennium (2000)

Goalkeeper Seánie Duggan Full-backs Sylvie Linnane Conor Hayes Mick Derivan Half-backs Pete Finnerty Seán Silke Iggy Clarke Midfielders Joe Salmon Paddy Gantly Half-forwards Mick King Joe Cooney P. J. Molloy Full-forwards Josie Gallagher John Connolly Noel Lane

References

Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
Fullam, Brendan, Captains of the Ash (Wolfhound Press, 2002).

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Persondata
Name	King, Mick
Alternative names
Short description	Irish hurler
Date of birth	1905
Place of birth	Castlegar
Date of death	1961
Place of death

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