Noel O'Dwyer

Noel O'Dwyer
Personal information
Irish name Nollaig Ó Duibhir
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1948-12-26) 26 December 1948 (age 76)
Borrisoleigh,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Sales manager
Club(s)
Years Club
1966-1988
 Borris–Ileigh
Club titles
Tipperary titles 3
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1968-1985
 Tipperary 25 (5-22)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Noel O'Dwyer (born 26 December 1948) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Borris–Ileigh and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.[1]

Career

O'Dwyer played hurling as a schoolboy at Templemore CBS where he won a Dr. Kinane Cup and three successive Dr. Croke Cup titles. He first played for Borris–Ileigh at juvenile and underage levels and was part of the team that won the club's inaugural Tipperary U21AHC title in 1969. O'Dwyer spent over 20 years with the club's senior team and won six North Tipperary SHC titles and three Tipperary SHC titles between 1972 and 1988. He was at centre-forward on the Borris–Ileigh team that beat Rathnure in the 1987 All-Ireland club final.[2]

O'Dwyer first played for Tipperary at minor level in 1966. He won an All-Ireland U21HC medal in the first of his three consecutive seasons with the under-21 team in 1967.[3][4] O'Dwyer was drafted onto the senior team in 1968 and was at centre-forward when the team beat Kilkenny by 5-17 to 5-14 in the 1971 All-Ireland final.[5] Much of his senior career coincided with a barren spell for Tipperary, however, he won a National League title in 1979. O'Dwyer also won two Railway Cup medals with Munster.[6] In retirement from playing he served as a senior team selector under Babs Keating.

Honours

Player

Borris–Ileigh
Tipperary
Munster

Management

Tipperary

References

  1. ^ "Through triumph and tragedy, Borris battle on". Irish Examiner. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Borris' 1987 captain hoping to hand over mantle". The Nenagh Guardian. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Under 21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ "'The Magic 10' – The story of Tipp's All Ireland U21 hurling titles". Tipp FM website. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ "When Tipp edged Keher-inspired Kilkenny in 10-goal final thriller". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Railway Cup hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.