Din Joe Buckley Gaelic games player

Denis Joseph "Din Joe" Buckley (30 June 1919 – 8 October 2009) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Cork senior team.Buckley made his first appearance for the team during the 1940 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1949 championship. During that time he won five All-Ireland medal, four Munster medals and two National League medals. Buckley was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.At club level Buckley was an eight-time county club championship medalist with Glen Rovers.His brother Connie was an All-Ireland-winning captain and another brother, Jack, was an All-Ireland medalist as a non-playing substitute in 1942.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 30, 1919
Birth place
Blackpool Cork , Cork GAA
Date of deathOctober 08, 2009
Place of death
Cork GAA

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Gaelic games player

Career start1938
Career end1949
teams
St. Nicholas' GAA
Glen Rovers GAA

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