Willie Cummins
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Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Coimín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
18 October 1921 Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
30 September 1992 (aged 70) Old Blackrock Road, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Dunlops employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Carrigtwohill Imokilly | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1939-1940 | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:02, 8 April 2015. | |||
William Cummins (18 October 1921 – 30 September 1992) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Carrigtwohill and was a member of the Cork minor and senior inter-county teams in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Club
Cummins played his club hurling with his local club in Carrigtwohill and enjoyed some success.
Inter-county
Cummins first came to prominence on the inter-county scene in the late 1930s. He tasted success in 1938 when he captured a Munster minor title following a 9-3 to 0-0 trouncing of Kerry.[1] The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Cork take on Dublin. A high-scoring contest ensued and at full-time Cork were the winners by 7-2 to 5-4.[2]
Cummins was still eligible to play with the Cork minor hurlers again on 1939. That year he collected a second Munster minor winners’ medal following an 8-3 to 0-2 defeat of Clare.[1] Cummins later lined out in a second All-Ireland final, this time with arch-rivals Kilkenny providing the opposition. Cork were the dominant force for the second consecutive year and went on to win the game by 5-2 to 2-2.[2] It was Cummins’s second All-Ireland winners’ medal in the minor grade.
Cummins later joined the cork senior hurling team. He made some cameo appearances as a substitute in the 1939-1940 National Hurling League, however, he never became a regular member of the team.