Stephen Hayes (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Stíofán Ó hAodha | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born |
1860 Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
15 September 1929 (aged 69) Douglas Road, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Steamship fireman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Blackrock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1889-1894 | Cork | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Stephen Hayes (1860 – 15 September 1929) was an Irish hurler. He played with club side Blackrock and at inter-county level with Cork. Hayes captained Cork to a third All-Ireland victory in-a-row in 1894.
Hayes had his first hurling success when the Blackrock Nationals club won the inaugural Cork County Hurling Championship in 1887.[1] It was the first of five such victories in seven seasons, with Hayes captaining the team in 1891 and 1894.[2]
Hayes first played for Cork when he captained the team for the 1899 Munster Championship. He captained the team for a second time during Cork's unsuccessful 1891 campaign. Hayes returned for a third stint as captain when Cork beat Tipperary by 3-04 to 1-02 to win the Munster Championship in 1894.[3] He later captained the team to a 5-20 to 2-00 defeat of Dublin in the 1894 All-Ireland final, in what was a record third successive title for Cork.[4] A dispute with the GAA resulted in Cork withdrawing from the 1895 All-Ireland Championship, a move which brought Hayes's inter-county activity to a close and ended the possibility of the team winning a fourth successive title.[5]