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Michael McCormack (Gaelic footballer)

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Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler

Michael McCormack
Personal information
Irish name Mícheál Mac Cormaic
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born 1943
Kilross, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 13 January 2002 (aged 58)
Mallow, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Dairygold co-op secretary
Club(s)
Years Club
Aherlow
University College Cork
St Finbarr's
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Cork titles 2 2
Colleges(s)
Years College
1962-1968 University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Fitzgibbon titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1965-1971 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Michael McCormack (1943 - 13 January 2002) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back at senior level for the Tipperary county team.

Born in Kilross, County Tipperary, McCormack first played competitive football and hurling during his schooling at Abbey CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 football and intermediate and senior hurling teams. He made his senior football debut during the 1965 championship. McCormack went on to play a key role over the next few years, and won one National League (Division 2) medal.

At club level McCormack was a two-time football championship medallist with University College Cork as well as claiming a hurling championship medal with the college. He later won a second hurling championship with St Finbarr's. McCormack began his club career with Aherlow.

His son, Fergal, was an All-Ireland medallist with the Cork hurlers while his brother-in-law, Mick O'Connell, played for Kerry and is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all-time.

McCormack's retirement came following the conclusion of the 1971 championship.

Honours

Team

Abbey CBS
University College Cork
St Finbarr's
Tipperary

References

  1. "Death of Michael McCormacks". Hogan Stand website. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. "Interview with Michael McCormacks". Hogan Stand website. 2 May 1997. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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