David Kennedy (hurler)

David Kennedy
Personal information
Irish nameDaithí Ó Cinnéide
SportHurling
PositionCentre--back
BornLoughmore, County Tipperary
OccupationGarda Síochána
Club(s)
YearsClub
Loughmore-Castleiney
Club titles
Munster titles1
 FootballHurling
Tipperary titles22
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1999-2005
2007-present
Tipperary
Kildare
26 (0-0)
9 (0-0)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles1
All-Irelands1
NHL2

David Kennedy (born 9 April 1976) originally from County Tipperary, plays with Loughmore-Castleiney and has been a member of the Kildare senior inter-county team since 2007. He joined the Tipperary[1] Senior Hurling panel in 1998 and has won 2 National Hurling League medals (1999 and 2001) and a Munster and All-Ireland Senior Hurling medal in 2001 at centre-back. He was man of the match in the drawn Munster semi-final against Clare in 1999. He was also on the Munster team that played in the 1999 Railway Cup. David played minor hurling with Tipp in 1993 and 1994. He won a Munster medal in 1993 and won an All-Ireland Under-21 medal in 1995 as a sub. He played both minor and Under-21 football for Tipp. At schools level, he won an All-Ireland B Colleges medal with Templemore C.B.S. At club level, he won a County Under-21 B medal in 1994. David is 6 feet 1 inch in height and weighed 13 stone for the 2001 All-Ireland Final.

References

  1. Tom O'Riordan (28 June 2002). "Tipp star Kennedy ready for the unexpected". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2011.