| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Conchubhair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1928 Abbeyside, County Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Died |
31 October 2010 (aged 82) Mallow, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Abbeyside Clonea UCD Castletownroche Avondhu | |||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Dublin | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1946–1958 | Waterford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
John P. O'Connor (1928 – 31 October 2010), known as Johnny O'Connor, was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Waterford senior team.[1][2]
Born in Abbeyside, County Waterford, O'Connor first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Dungarvan CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1946–47 league. O'Connor subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial on a number of occasions O'Connor won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he won several championship medals playing with Abbeyside, Clonea, UCD, Castletownroche and Avondhu.
O'Connor retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1958 championship.
- ^ Murphy, John (1 November 2010). "Waterford hurling legend Johnny O'Connor dies, aged 82". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Waterford GAA mourns Johnny O'Connor". Hogan Stand. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2015.