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Denis Murphy (Tipperary hurler)

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Denis Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Donncha Ó Murchú
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born (1910-12-14)14 December 1910
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 25 March 1989(1989-03-25) (aged 78)
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Nickname Bunny
Club(s)
Years Club
Thurles Sarsfields
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1936-1940
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

Denis Murphy (14 December 1910 – 25 March 1989) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played for Thurles Sarsfields and was the full-forward on the Tipperary senior hurling team that won the 1937 All-Ireland Championship.[1]

Murphy made his first appearance for the Tipperary senior hurling team during the 1936 Munster Championship, having earlier played for the Tipperary junior team. In 1937 he won an All-Ireland Championship medal when Tipperary defeated Kilkenny, having earlier won a Munster Championship medal.

Honours

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Tipperary

References

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  1. ^ "Death of hurler". Cork Examiner. 27 March 1989. Retrieved 13 January 2018.