Jim O'Brien (Limerick hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Briain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
1945 Bruree, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Died |
19 August 2020 Bruree, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Bruree | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1966–1979 | Limerick | 24 (0–00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:02, 26 December 2018. | |||
James O'Brien (1945 – 19 August 2020) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played as a centre-back for Bruree and was the left corner-back on the Limerick senior hurling team that won the 1973 All-Ireland Championship.[1]
O'Brien's skill was recognised at an early age when he won a South Limerick school's medal with Bruree National School, before an unrewarding spell at Rathluirc CBS. His career at club level with Bruree spanned three decades.
O'Brien won a Munster Championship medal with the Limerick minor hurling team in 1963, before being subsequently selected for the Limerick under-21 and junior teams. He made his first appearance for the Limerick senior hurling team during the 1966-67 National League and enjoyed his greatest successes as a defender over the following decade. In 1973 O'Brien became the first Bruree clubman to win an All-Ireland Championship medal, having earlier won Munster Championship and National Hurling League titles.
Honours
[edit]- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1973
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1973, 1974
- National Hurling League (1): 1970-71
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1963
- Munster
- Railway Cup (1): 1970
- Awards
- All-Star Award (1): 1973
References
[edit]- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (20 May 2013). "Bennis recalls the heroes of '73". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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