Stephen Hackett (hurler)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nativename
Born26 December 1891
Toomevara, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died10 January 1969 (aged 77)
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
OccupationFarmer
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 1891 Toomevara, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1969 (aged 77) Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen Hackett (26 December 1891 – 10 January 1969) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Tipperary senior team.
Hackett made his first appearance for the team during the 1913 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen at various times until his retirement after the 1932 championship. During that time, he won one All-Ireland medal and three Munster medals.[1][2]
At club level, Hackett was a multiple county championship medalist with Toomevara.[citation needed]
His brother, Martin Hackett, was an All-Ireland winner with Dublin.[citation needed]