Martin King (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born |
30 August 1900[1] Galway, Ireland | ||
| Died |
9 March 1969 (aged 68) Galway, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Sinn Féin HC Tom Ashe HC Liam Mellows | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Galway | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Martin King (30 August 1900 – 9 March 1969) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with several teams, including Liam Mellows, while at inter-county level he lined out with the Galway senior hurling team.
King played hurling with numerous clubs, including the Sinn Féin hurling club and the Tom Ashe hurling club, before lining out with the Liam Mellows club. He was a forward on the Galway senior hurling team that beat Limerick by 7–03 to 4–05 in the 1923 All-Ireland final.[2][3] King was again part of the team the following year, however, Galway were beaten by Dublin in that year's All-Ireland final.