John O'Donoghue (hurler)
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Tipperary,
County Tipperary, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1942 (age 82–83) Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Insurance agent | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Arravale Rovers University College Cork | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Cork | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1962-1972 1964-1975 |
Tipperary (SH) Tipperary (SF) | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
John O'Donoghue (born 1942) is an Irish former hurler, Gaelic footballer and coach. At club level he played with Arravale Rovers, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Tipperary teams.
O'Donoghue first played Gaelic games as a student at the Abbey CBS in Tipperary. He was part of the school team that won the Harty Cup in 1959.[1] O'Donoghue later lined out with University College Cork and won consecutive Fitzgibbon Cups and a Cork SHC medal in 1963.[2]
At club level, O'Donoghue had a lengthy career as a dual player with Arravale Rovers. After winning a Tipperary MFC title in 1959, he later claimed West Tipperary SHC and SFC titles with the club's senior team.
O'Donoghue first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary during a two-year tenure as a dual player at minor level. He was goalkeeper when Tipperary won the All-Ireland MHC title in 1959, before serving as team captain in his final year in the grade.[3] A brief spell at under-21 level was followed by O'Donoghue becoming a dual player at senior level. He was part of the Tipperary senior hurling team that made a clean sweep of National League, Munster SHC and All-Ireland SHC titles in 1964 and 1965.[4][5]
O'Donoghue won five Munster SHC titles in all and, after claiming a third National Hurling League medal in 1968, won a National Football League Division 2 title in 1971. He was a non-playing substitute when he claimed a third All-Ireland SHC medal later that year. O'Donoghue also won a total of four Railway Cup medals as a dual player with Munster.[6][7]