Johnny McGovern

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Johnny McGovern
Personal information
Irish nameSeán Mac Giobheanaigh
SportHurling
PositionLeft wing-back
Born1933
Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
1950-1971Bennettsbridge
Club titles
Kilkenny titles11
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1952-1963Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles5
All-Irelands2
NHL0

Johnny McGovern (born 1933) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.

McGovern made his first appearance for the team during the 1952 championship and became a regular player over the next decade until his retirement after the 1963 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and five Leinstermedals.[1][2]

At club level McGovern played with the Bennesttsbridge club, winning eleven county club championship medals in a career that spanned more than twenty years.

References

  1. "County profile: Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  2. "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Captain
1953
Succeeded by

Teams