Tadhg Murphy (Tipperary hurler)

Tadhg Murphy
Personal information
Irish nameTadhg Ó Murchú
SportHurling
PositionGoalkeeper
Born1951
Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Roscrea
Club titles
Tipperary titles4
Munster titles2
All-Ireland Titles1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1970-1973Tipperary2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles0
All-Irelands0
NHL0
All Stars0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:36, 30 August 2014.

Tadhg Murphy (born 1951) was an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.[1]

Born in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Murphy first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the 1970 championship. Murphy went on to enjoy a brief career with Tipperary.

At club level Murphy was a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Roscrea. In addition to this he also won two Munster medals and four championship medals.

Throughout his career Murphy made 2 championship appearances. His retirement came following Tipperary's defeat by Limerick in the 1973 championship.

Honours

Player

Roscrea
Tipperary

References

  1. "Tadhg Murphy". Tipp GAA Archives. Retrieved 30 August 2014.