Alfie Cullen

Alfie Cullen

Personal information
Irish name	Ailfrid Ó Cuilinn
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-back
Born	Alfred Joseph Cullen (1913-01-13)13 January 1913 Jail Street, Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	10 May 1998(1998-05-10) (aged 85) Freshford Road, Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation	National school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Dicksboro
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1936-1939	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	2
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0

Alfred Joseph Cullen (13 January 1913 – 10 May 1998) is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back and full-back for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Kilkenny, Cullen first played competitive hurling during his schooling at CBS Kilkenny. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of thirteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He joined the senior panel during the 1936 championship. Cullen remained as a non-playing substitute for most of his career, however, he won two Leinster medals as a non-playing substitute.

At club level Cullen continues began his career with Erin's Own before later joining Dicksboro.

Cullen retired from inter-county hurling prior to the start of the 1939 championship.

In retirement from playing Cullen became involved in team management and coaching. As trainer he guided the Dicksboro minor team to three successive championships.

Honours

Player

CBS Kilkenny

• Leinster Colleges Junior Hurling Championship: 1930

Kilkenny

• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1936 (sub), 1937 (sub)
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1931
• Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 1930, 1931

Trainer

Dicksboro

• Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship: 1951, 1952, 1953