Tadhg Murphy (dual player)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tadhg Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Right Wing-Forward | ||
| Hurling Position: | Right Wing-Forward | ||
| Born |
2 November 1956[1] Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Insurance broker | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1973-1991 1975-1986 1974-2001 |
Glanmire → Imokilly Sarsfields |
8 (0-12) 28 (12-28) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 2 | 0 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1977 1976-1984 |
Cork (SH) Cork (SF) |
1 (0-00) 10 (3-09) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Munster Titles | 1 | 0 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 1 | |
| League titles | 0 | 0 | |
Tadhg Murphy (born 2 November 1956) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer.[2] At club level he played with Glanmire, Sarsfields and Imokilly and was a member of the Cork senior teams as a dual player. Murphy is best remembered for scoring a last-minute goal to deny Kerry a record ninth successive title in the 1983 Munster final.[3] He has 2 kids, Katie and Tadhg Óg Murphy. He has 2 grandchildren, Liam and Olivia
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in Glanmire, County Cork, Murphy first played as a schoolboy in various juvenile competitions before later lining out as a student at St Finbarr's College in Cork. He was a member of the St. Finbarr's team that won three successive Harty Cup titles from 1972 to 1974. Murphy also won All-Ireland titles with the college in 1972 and as team captain in 1974.
Club career
[edit]Murphy's club career began as a 9-year-old member of the Glanmire-Sarsfields under-14 teams. He won county titles in this grade in both hurling and football in 1968. His other underage honours include a Cork U21HC title in 1975. By this stage Murphy had joined the respective clubs' top adult teams, making his debut with the Glanmire intermediate football team in 1973 and lining out with Sarsfields for the first time in 1974.
Murphy's performances at club level with Glanmire earned his inclusion on the Imokilly divisional team and he was at left corner-forward when St. Finbarr's were beaten in the 1984 final.[4] He claimed a second winners' medal when St. Finbarr's were again beaten in the 1986 final.[5] Murphy was denied a third winners' medal when Nemo Rangers beat Imokilly in the 1987 final, however, he had earlier claimed a Cork IFC title when Glanmire beat Fermoy.[6]
The second half of Murphy's club career was dominated by hurling matters. He scored nine points when Sarsfields were beaten by Glen Rovers in the 1989 final, however, he ended the championship as top scorer with 3-27.[7] Murphy was 40-years-old and lined out in goal when Sarsfields were beaten by Imokilly in the 1997 final.[8] After leaving the senior ranks and joining the Sarsfields junior team, he ended his club career by winning an East Cork JHL medal in 2001.
Inter-county career
[edit]Murphy began his inter-county career as a dual player when he was selected for both the Cork minor hurling and football teams in 1973. He won a Munster MFC medal that season before claiming both provincial titles in 1974. He ended that season with two All-Ireland medals as Cork completed the double following defeats of Kilkenny and Mayo in the respective finals.[9][10] Murphy's three seasons with the Cork under-21 hurling team was bookended by All-Ireland final defeats in 1975 and 1977, however, he claimed a winners' medal as team captain in 1976.[11]
By that stage Murphy had already been drafted onto the Cork senior football team and was an unused substitute in their defeat by Kerry in the 1976 Munster final. He switched codes to join the Cork senior hurling team a year later and made his only championship appearance when he came on as a substitute for Gerald McCarthy in the 1977 All-Ireland final defeat of Wexford.[12][13]
Murphy subsequently committed solely to the Cork senior footballers and was off and on the team over the next few years, including further Munster final defeats by Kerry in 1979 and 1982. He scored a last-minute goal to deny Kerry a record ninth successive title in the 1983 Munster final.[14][15] Murphy's last game for Cork was a defeat by Kerry in the 1984 Munster final.
Management career
[edit]Murphy was heavily involved as a coach in all level with Sarsfields. He was player-manager when the club was beaten by Imokilly in the 1997 final. He later coached the club's under-14 team to their very first Féile na nGael title in 2000. Outside of his own club, Murphy managed Ardmore to successive titles by winning the Waterford JHC in 2001 and the Waterford IHC title in 2002.
Personal life
[edit]Murphy's father, Bertie, was a long-serving player and administrator at club level who eventually became president of the Sarsfields club.[16] His brother, Bertie Óg Murphy, was a two-time All-Ireland medal-winner with the Cork senior hurling team. Murphy's son, Tadhg Óg Murphy, also lined out with Cork.
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- St Finbarr's College
- Glanmire
- Sarsfields
- Imokilly
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1977
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1977
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1983
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 1987
- Munster Junior Football Championship: 1986, 1987
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1976 (c)
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1975, 1976 (c), 1977
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1974
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1974
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1974
- Munster Minor Football Championship: 1973, 1974
Manager
[edit]- Sarsfields
- Ardmore
References
[edit]- ^ "TAdhg Óg still fondly remembered by the fans". Evening Echo. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Tadhg Murphy". Hogan Stand. 8 April 1994. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Cork's hero of '83 Tadhg Murphy: 'It is time to pass on the baton to a new generation'". Irish Examiner. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Out of the shadows". Irish Examiner. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Imokilly footballers reigned supreme during the 1980s". Echo Live. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "Glanmire Parish/Club History". Glanmire GFC website. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Glen look to end 25 years of Cork championship hurt". Irish Independent. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "O'Leary guiding light". Irish Times. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Cork minor hurling teams: 1928-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Cork minor football teams: 1929-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Cork U21 hurling teams: 1964-1979" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Flashback: 1977 All Ireland SHC Final - Cork v Wexford". GAA website. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "'Wexford's leaders will have to be inspired'". Irish Independent. 10 August 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Tadhg Murphy on the late goal that broke Kerry's heart in 1983 Munster final". Echo Live. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Kerry undone by Murphy's law". Irish Times. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Murphy generation game takes another twist". Irish Examiner. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2021.