Tommy Burke
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Tommy Burke (born 1943) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-forward for the Cork senior football team.[1]
Born in Millstreet, County Cork, Burke first played competitive football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.[2] He joined the senior panel during the 1965 championship and enjoyed a brief one-year inter-county career.
At club level Burke is a one-time junior championship medallist with Millstreet.
