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provincial championship and a close affair developed. At the final whistle Cork were the victors by 3-10 to 3-8 and O'Brien captured his second
Munster title. Cork later qualified for the All-Ireland final where Wexford were the opponents. On the night before the final O'Brien has admitted to sneaking away from the hotel where his team mates were staying and went to a pub in
349:
with an aggregate score of 5-21 to 6-16 to take the
National League title. It was O'Brien's second winners’ medal in the competition. For the third year in-a-row Cork qualified for the Munster final where Tipperary provided the opposition. It was the first eighty-minute final in the history of the
333:
title. This victory gave Cork a huge boost going into the
Munster campaign where the team qualified to meet Tipperary in the final. Cork were out to avenge the nine-point defeat administered by the same side in 1968 while Tipp were out to capture a third provincial title in-a-row. The game was a
306:
in an interesting encounter. After an entertaining sixty minutes of hurling both sides finished level with Cork scoring 3-12 to
Wexford’s 5-6. The replay took place shortly afterwards, however, both sides finished all square again with 4-9 apiece. A second replay had to be played to eventually
293:
minor hurling team in the early 1960s. He lined out for Cork in this grade in 1963, however, his side was defeated in the early rounds of the championship. In 1964 O'Brien was a key member of both the Cork under-21 hurling team. Success was slow in coming but the big breakthrough for Cork and
334:
major triumph for Cork as ‘the Rebels’ won by 4-6 to 0-9. It was a victory that made up for all the beatings that Tipp had dished out to Cork in the early part of the decade and it gave O'Brien a first
Munster winners’ medal. This victory paved the way for an All-Ireland showdown with
276:
and last won the title in 1960, prior to O'Brien's playing days. He played with the club's tp team throughout the 1960s and 1970s, however, he enjoyed little success apart from a city division senior football title in 1969. O'Brien was regarded as a better
358:. This didn't affect his impact on the game the following day in a game that broke all records with a huge 64-point score line. O'Brien scored a hat-trick of goals to help his team to a 6-21 to 5-10 victory. It was his only All-Ireland medal.
507:
307:
find a winner. At the third time of asking Cork emerged victorious with a huge tally of 9-9 to 5-9. This victory gave Cork their first All-Ireland title in this grade and gave O'Brien an
1720:
1174:
342:
left the field on a stretcher. ‘The Rebels’ led ‘the Cats’ coming into the last quarter, however, Kilkenny scored five unanswered points in the last seven minutes to win by 2-15 to 2-9.
996:
845:
1169:
1695:
1012:
814:
810:
1069:
1439:
1710:
1429:
1417:
967:
1779:
1715:
57:
1149:
329:
By 1969, however, O'Brien was back on the senior team. That year he tasted success early in the year Cork defeated
Wexford by 3-12 to 1-14 to take the
1157:
1189:
1490:
1222:
1116:
1184:
1077:
1004:
836:
1179:
1141:
960:
345:
In 1970 Cork were still regarded as one of the best teams in the country and expectations were high. At the start of the year Cork defeated
801:
314:
By this stage O'Brien was already a member of the Cork senior hurling team. He made his debut in 1965, however, Cork were thrashed by
1515:
1271:
832:
308:
953:
797:
545:
323:
207:
865:
273:
841:
489:
476:
463:
450:
437:
424:
411:
398:
295:
1511:
1483:
1243:
1215:
806:
784:
540:
319:
197:
1774:
1728:
1452:
1476:
1208:
1200:
945:
827:
823:
318:
in the
Munster final. In spite of this O'Brien was not a member of the panel in 1966 when Cork captured both the
1468:
1764:
339:
272:. He enjoyed some success at juvenile levels before moving onto the club’s top team. Passage played in the
1769:
1596:
1288:
1267:
1028:
1612:
1085:
1705:
1572:
1444:
1344:
1296:
1052:
1044:
1434:
819:
623:
592:
535:
330:
217:
1759:
1409:
988:
1732:
1643:
1456:
1754:
1540:
8:
1667:
1393:
873:
1384:
1604:
1328:
1259:
1093:
869:
393:
338:. The game was there for the taking for Cork, particularly after Kilkenny forward
269:
248:
141:
1580:
1375:
1230:
975:
351:
1498:
502:
278:
145:
1683:
1061:
1675:
1659:
1548:
1304:
1280:
1036:
289:
O'Brien first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the
1748:
1532:
315:
1588:
1320:
346:
335:
299:
240:
232:
79:
281:
than a hurler and is considered to be
Passage's greatest ever footballer.
1620:
1556:
1352:
1336:
1312:
303:
236:
83:
1524:
1251:
1125:
32:
1564:
1020:
584:
355:
290:
252:
182:
244:
298:
title with the under-21 team following a 5-12 to 2-6 defeat of
1231:
Cork – 1969 All-Ireland Senior
Hurling Championship runners-up
976:
Cork – 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling
Champions (1st title)
1499:
Cork – 1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (21st title)
268:
O'Brien played his club hurling with his local club in
1735:
Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.
1459:
Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.
866:"Passage G.A.A. Club Hall of Fame - Eddie O'Brien"
302:. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Cork play
255:senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s.
1746:
1780:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
1484:
1216:
961:
37:
1491:
1477:
1223:
1209:
968:
954:
294:O'Brien came in 1966. That year he won a
833:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
926:. Hodder Headline Ireland. p. 357.
798:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
1747:
1472:
1204:
949:
921:
910:The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games
897:The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games
842:Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
1731:Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.
1455:Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.
361:
894:
807:Munster Senior Hurling Championship
785:City Junior A Football Championship
13:
14:
1791:
521:
258:
93:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
274:county intermediate championship
899:. DBA Publications. p. 48.
284:
930:
915:
903:
888:
858:
1:
851:
354:where he drank nine pints of
7:
10:
1796:
773:
1775:Cork inter-county hurlers
1504:
1236:
981:
742:
673:
653:
650:
647:
644:
636:
633:
630:
627:
622:
608:
591:
583:
549:
544:
539:
534:
531:
528:
501:
392:
379:
376:
373:
366:
231:(born 12 January 1945 in
221:
216:
211:
206:
201:
196:
191:
176:
161:
156:
133:
118:
113:
108:
105:
100:
97:
92:
89:
66:
63:
56:
53:
48:
45:
36:
31:
26:
243:sportsperson. He played
820:National Hurling League
331:National Hurling League
263:
922:Corry, Eoghan (2005).
38:
937:The GAA Book of Lists
924:The GAA Book of Lists
895:Des, Donegan (2005).
1765:Passage West hurlers
247:with his local club
27:Personal information
1770:Ballygunner hurlers
1727:Partial Reference:
1451:Partial Reference:
876:on 17 November 2007
192:Inter-county titles
23:
109:Corporate security
21:
1742:
1741:
1466:
1465:
1198:
1197:
1128:for P. O'Sullivan
771:
770:
519:
518:
362:Career statistics
279:Gaelic footballer
226:
225:
157:Inter-county(ies)
58:Left wing-forward
1787:
1736:
1729:Cork GAA website
1702:
1692:
1682:
1674:
1666:
1658:
1653:
1642:
1637:
1627:
1619:
1611:
1603:
1595:
1587:
1579:
1571:
1563:
1555:
1547:
1539:
1531:
1523:
1510:
1493:
1486:
1479:
1470:
1469:
1460:
1453:Cork GAA website
1426:
1416:
1408:
1403:
1392:
1383:
1374:
1369:
1359:
1351:
1343:
1335:
1327:
1319:
1311:
1303:
1295:
1287:
1279:
1266:
1258:
1250:
1242:
1225:
1218:
1211:
1202:
1201:
1166:
1156:
1148:
1140:
1135:
1124:
1115:
1110:
1100:
1092:
1084:
1076:
1068:
1060:
1051:
1043:
1035:
1027:
1019:
1011:
1003:
995:
987:
970:
963:
956:
947:
946:
940:
934:
928:
927:
919:
913:
907:
901:
900:
892:
886:
885:
883:
881:
872:. Archived from
870:Passage West GAA
862:
526:
525:
371:
370:
311:under-21 medal.
77:
73:
71:
41:
24:
20:
1795:
1794:
1790:
1789:
1788:
1786:
1785:
1784:
1745:
1744:
1743:
1738:
1726:
1700:
1690:
1680:
1672:
1664:
1656:
1651:
1646:for D. Clifford
1640:
1635:
1625:
1617:
1609:
1601:
1593:
1585:
1577:
1569:
1561:
1553:
1545:
1537:
1529:
1521:
1508:
1500:
1497:
1467:
1462:
1450:
1424:
1414:
1406:
1401:
1390:
1381:
1372:
1367:
1357:
1349:
1341:
1333:
1325:
1317:
1309:
1301:
1293:
1285:
1277:
1264:
1256:
1248:
1240:
1232:
1229:
1199:
1194:
1164:
1154:
1146:
1138:
1133:
1122:
1113:
1108:
1098:
1090:
1082:
1074:
1066:
1058:
1049:
1041:
1033:
1025:
1017:
1009:
1001:
993:
985:
977:
974:
944:
943:
935:
931:
920:
916:
908:
904:
893:
889:
879:
877:
864:
863:
859:
854:
776:
536:National League
524:
369:
364:
287:
266:
261:
179:
151:
144:
138:
136:
78:
75:
74:12 January 1945
69:
67:
39:Éamonn Ó Briain
17:
12:
11:
5:
1793:
1783:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1740:
1739:
1724:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1687:
1686:
1678:
1670:
1662:
1654:
1648:
1647:
1638:
1632:
1631:
1623:
1615:
1607:
1599:
1591:
1583:
1575:
1567:
1559:
1551:
1543:
1535:
1527:
1519:
1505:
1502:
1501:
1496:
1495:
1488:
1481:
1473:
1464:
1463:
1448:
1447:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1421:
1420:
1412:
1404:
1398:
1397:
1388:
1387:for E. O'Brien
1379:
1370:
1364:
1363:
1355:
1347:
1339:
1331:
1323:
1315:
1307:
1299:
1291:
1283:
1275:
1262:
1254:
1246:
1237:
1234:
1233:
1228:
1227:
1220:
1213:
1205:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1161:
1160:
1152:
1144:
1136:
1130:
1129:
1120:
1111:
1105:
1104:
1096:
1088:
1080:
1072:
1064:
1056:
1047:
1039:
1031:
1023:
1015:
1007:
999:
991:
982:
979:
978:
973:
972:
965:
958:
950:
942:
941:
929:
914:
902:
887:
856:
855:
853:
850:
849:
848:
839:
830:
817:
804:
794:
793:
789:
788:
781:
780:
775:
772:
769:
768:
765:
762:
759:
756:
753:
750:
747:
744:
740:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
715:
711:
710:
707:
704:
701:
698:
695:
692:
689:
686:
682:
681:
678:
675:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
656:
655:
652:
649:
646:
643:
639:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
621:
617:
616:
613:
610:
607:
604:
601:
598:
595:
590:
587:
581:
580:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
556:
552:
551:
548:
543:
538:
533:
530:
523:
520:
517:
516:
513:
510:
505:
499:
498:
495:
492:
486:
485:
482:
479:
473:
472:
469:
466:
460:
459:
456:
453:
447:
446:
443:
440:
434:
433:
430:
427:
421:
420:
417:
414:
408:
407:
404:
401:
396:
390:
389:
386:
382:
381:
378:
375:
368:
365:
363:
360:
286:
283:
265:
262:
260:
259:Playing career
257:
239:) is a former
224:
223:
220:
214:
213:
210:
204:
203:
200:
198:Munster titles
194:
193:
189:
188:
185:
180:
177:
174:
173:
168:
163:
159:
158:
154:
153:
148:
139:
134:
131:
130:
125:
120:
116:
115:
111:
110:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
35:
29:
28:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1792:
1781:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1760:Living people
1758:
1756:
1753:
1752:
1750:
1737:
1734:
1730:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1716:C. O'Flaherty
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1689:
1688:
1685:
1679:
1677:
1671:
1669:
1663:
1661:
1655:
1652:Subs not used
1650:
1649:
1645:
1639:
1634:
1633:
1630:
1624:
1622:
1616:
1614:
1608:
1606:
1600:
1598:
1592:
1590:
1584:
1582:
1576:
1574:
1568:
1566:
1560:
1558:
1552:
1550:
1544:
1542:
1536:
1534:
1528:
1526:
1520:
1517:
1513:
1507:
1506:
1503:
1494:
1489:
1487:
1482:
1480:
1475:
1474:
1471:
1461:
1458:
1454:
1446:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1423:
1422:
1419:
1413:
1411:
1405:
1402:Subs not used
1400:
1399:
1395:
1389:
1386:
1385:J. O'Halloran
1380:
1377:
1371:
1366:
1365:
1362:
1356:
1354:
1348:
1346:
1340:
1338:
1332:
1330:
1324:
1322:
1316:
1314:
1308:
1306:
1300:
1298:
1292:
1290:
1284:
1282:
1276:
1273:
1269:
1263:
1261:
1260:T. O'Donoghue
1255:
1253:
1247:
1245:
1239:
1238:
1235:
1226:
1221:
1219:
1214:
1212:
1207:
1206:
1203:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1163:
1162:
1159:
1153:
1151:
1145:
1143:
1137:
1134:Subs not used
1132:
1131:
1127:
1121:
1119:for T. Falvey
1118:
1112:
1107:
1106:
1103:
1097:
1095:
1089:
1087:
1081:
1079:
1073:
1071:
1065:
1063:
1057:
1054:
1048:
1046:
1040:
1038:
1032:
1030:
1024:
1022:
1016:
1014:
1013:P. O'Sullivan
1008:
1006:
1000:
998:
992:
990:
984:
983:
980:
971:
966:
964:
959:
957:
952:
951:
948:
938:
933:
925:
918:
911:
906:
898:
891:
875:
871:
867:
861:
857:
847:
843:
840:
838:
834:
831:
829:
825:
821:
818:
816:
812:
808:
805:
803:
799:
796:
795:
791:
790:
786:
783:
782:
778:
777:
766:
763:
760:
757:
754:
751:
748:
745:
743:Career total
741:
737:
734:
731:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
712:
708:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
687:
684:
683:
679:
676:
670:
667:
664:
661:
658:
657:
641:
640:
625:
619:
618:
614:
611:
605:
602:
599:
596:
594:
588:
586:
582:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
557:
554:
553:
547:
542:
537:
527:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
500:
496:
493:
491:
488:
487:
483:
480:
478:
475:
474:
470:
467:
465:
462:
461:
457:
454:
452:
449:
448:
444:
441:
439:
436:
435:
431:
428:
426:
423:
422:
418:
415:
413:
410:
409:
405:
402:
400:
397:
395:
391:
387:
384:
383:
372:
359:
357:
353:
352:Dún Laoghaire
348:
343:
341:
337:
332:
327:
325:
321:
317:
312:
310:
305:
301:
297:
292:
282:
280:
275:
271:
256:
254:
251:and with the
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
229:Eddie O'Brien
219:
215:
209:
205:
199:
195:
190:
186:
184:
181:
175:
172:
171:Apps (scores)
169:
167:
164:
160:
155:
149:
147:
143:
140:
132:
129:
128:Apps (scores)
126:
124:
121:
117:
112:
104:
96:
88:
85:
81:
76:(age 79)
62:
59:
52:
44:
40:
34:
30:
25:
22:Eddie O'Brien
19:
1725:
1628:
1605:C. Cullinane
1533:P. McDonnell
1449:
1396:for R. Touhy
1360:
1329:C. Cullinane
1158:P. O'Riordan
1150:K. O'Farrell
1101:
936:
932:
923:
917:
909:
905:
896:
890:
878:. Retrieved
874:the original
860:
522:Inter-county
344:
328:
313:
288:
285:Inter-county
267:
233:Passage West
228:
227:
208:All-Irelands
170:
165:
127:
122:
18:
16:Irish hurler
1755:1945 births
1721:D. O'Mahony
1706:W. Campbell
1676:D. Coughlan
1613:C. McCarthy
1573:G. McCarthy
1549:D. Clifford
1445:W. Campbell
1440:D. O'Mahony
1410:J. Mitchell
1378:for T. Ryan
1345:J. McCarthy
1305:D. Coughlan
1297:G. McCarthy
1281:D. Clifford
1175:D. O'Mahony
1086:C. McCarthy
1053:G. McCarthy
1045:J. McCarthy
1037:D. Coughlan
989:J. Mitchell
624:Division 1B
593:Division 1A
546:All-Ireland
503:Ballygunner
340:Pat Delaney
324:All-Ireland
309:All-Ireland
237:County Cork
146:Ballygunner
84:County Cork
1749:Categories
1711:P. O'Leary
1696:J. O'Regan
1660:M. Coleman
1629:E. O'Brien
1621:R. Cummins
1557:P. Hegarty
1435:J. O'Grady
1430:P. O'Leary
1361:E. O'Brien
1353:R. Cummins
1337:P. Hegarty
1190:M. O'Neill
1117:B. McKeown
1102:E. O'Brien
1094:A. O'Flynn
1029:J. Russell
880:12 October
852:References
106:Occupation
70:1945-01-12
33:Irish name
1733:1970-1979
1701:Selectors
1668:J. Murphy
1644:S. Murphy
1581:S. Looney
1541:J. Horgan
1457:1960-1969
1425:Selectors
1394:J. Murphy
1376:S. Looney
1368:Subs used
1268:D. Murphy
1185:E. Cooney
1170:J. McHugh
1165:Selectors
1109:Subs used
1078:P. Curley
1070:T. Browne
1005:T. Falvey
997:W. Murphy
316:Tipperary
187:12 (7-10)
178:1965-1970
150:14 (6-15)
135:1963-1970
1684:S. Barry
1636:Sub used
1597:W. Walsh
1565:C. Roche
1525:T. Maher
1512:P. Barry
1313:R. Tuohy
1289:W. Walsh
1252:T. Maher
1244:P. Barry
1180:D. Keane
1142:B. Wylie
1126:T. Maher
1062:S. Barry
1021:C. Roche
714:1969-70
685:1968-69
659:1967-68
642:1966-67
620:1965-66
589:1964-65
555:Division
356:Guinness
347:New York
336:Kilkenny
326:titles.
300:Limerick
152:3 (2-04)
98:Nickname
54:Position
1691:Trainer
1589:T. Ryan
1418:J. Ryan
1321:T. Ryan
828:1969-70
824:1968-69
779:Passage
774:Honours
541:Munster
394:Passage
320:Munster
304:Wexford
296:Munster
270:Passage
249:Passage
245:hurling
142:Passage
114:Club(s)
101:Eddie O
80:Passage
49:Hurling
939:p. 357
787:: 1969
767:12-18
579:Score
550:Total
388:Score
166:County
90:Height
912:p. 42
738:8-05
709:2-07
680:1-01
615:1-05
573:Score
567:Score
561:Score
532:Year
529:Team
515:2-04
497:1-03
484:0-02
471:1-01
458:1-00
445:1-02
432:1-05
419:1-01
406:0-01
377:Year
374:Team
241:Irish
162:Years
119:Years
46:Sport
882:2008
846:1966
837:1966
815:1970
811:1969
802:1970
792:Cork
761:4-02
755:3-08
749:5-08
732:4-01
726:2-00
720:2-04
703:0-01
697:0-03
691:2-03
671:0-00
665:1-01
606:1-05
600:0-00
585:Cork
576:Apps
570:Apps
564:Apps
558:Apps
508:1971
490:1970
477:1969
464:1968
451:1967
438:1966
425:1965
412:1964
399:1963
385:Apps
380:SHC
367:Club
322:and
291:Cork
264:Club
253:Cork
183:Cork
137:1971
123:Club
64:Born
1055:(c)
218:NHL
1751::
1681:20
1673:19
1665:18
1657:16
1641:17
1626:15
1618:14
1610:13
1602:12
1594:11
1586:10
1415:20
1407:19
1391:17
1382:16
1373:18
1358:15
1350:14
1342:13
1334:12
1326:11
1318:10
1155:19
1147:18
1139:17
1123:16
1114:20
1099:15
1091:14
1083:13
1075:12
1067:11
1059:10
868:.
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835::
826:,
822::
813:,
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800::
764:26
746:14
735:11
706:10
654:—
637:—
235:,
82:,
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1570:8
1562:7
1554:6
1546:5
1538:4
1530:3
1522:2
1518:)
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1509:1
1492:e
1485:t
1478:v
1310:9
1302:8
1294:7
1286:6
1278:5
1274:)
1272:c
1270:(
1265:4
1257:3
1249:2
1241:1
1224:e
1217:t
1210:v
1050:9
1042:8
1034:7
1026:6
1018:5
1010:4
1002:3
994:2
986:1
969:e
962:t
955:v
884:.
758:3
752:9
729:2
723:2
717:7
700:1
694:4
688:5
677:2
674:—
668:0
662:2
651:—
648:—
645:—
634:—
631:—
628:—
612:3
609:—
603:3
597:0
512:3
494:2
481:1
468:2
455:1
442:2
429:2
416:2
403:2
222:2
212:1
202:2
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