Richie Browne

Richie Browne
Personal information
Irish name Risteard de Brún
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1934 (1934)[1]
Castletownroche,
County Cork, Irish Free State
Died (aged 89)
Castletownroche,
County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Club(s)
Years Club Apps (scores)
1952-1982
1955-1969
 Castletownroche
→ Avondhu		 1 (1-01)
26 (28-33)
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1961-1964
 Cork 7 (7-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

Richard Browne (1934 – 14 July 2024) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Castletownroche, divisional side Avondhu and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

Browne first played hurling at under-14 level with Castletownroche.[2] He never played at minor level but eventually progressed onto the club's junior team in 1952. Browne played in goal for a while before winning the first of seven North Cork JHC titles in 1954. He claimed a Cork JHC medal in 1960 before winning a Cork IHC medal in 1964.[3] Browne's performances earned selection to the Avondhu divisional team in 1958. He completed the full set of county honours by winning a Cork SHC medal after a defeat of University College Cork in the 1966 final.[4] Browne had a 30-year career at adult level with Castletown and he retired after winning a second Cork JHC title in 1982.[5]

Browne first played with the Cork senior hurling team in a tournament game in the mid-1950s. He later lined out with the junior team and won a Munster JHC medal in 1959.[6] A spell with the intermediate team resulted in Browne being called up to the senior team alongside his brother Johnny Browne for the unsuccessful 1961 Munster SHC campaign.[7][8] His last game for Cork was a defeat by Tipperary in the 1964 Munster final.[9]

Death

Browne died on 14 July 2024, at the age of 89.[10]

Honours

Castletownroche
Avondhu
Cork

References

  1. ^ "Richard Browne in 1934". Find My Past website. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Outstanding hurler honoured by Castletownroche GAA". The Avondhu. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Richie enters Hall of Famepublisher=Evening Echo". 7 October 1966. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ "The men of '66 take their place in the pantheon of the greats". The Corkman. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Players from North Cork". Cork Examiner. 27 January 1995. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Cork JHC teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Cork IHC teams: 1961-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Stirred by memories of green and gold". Irih Examiner. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Cork SHC teams: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  10. ^ "The death has occurred ofRichie Browne". rip.ie. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.