Johnny O'Connor Gaelic games player

Johnny O'Connor (1928 – 31 October 2010) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local clubs Abbeyside, Clonea, UCD, Castletownroche and Avondhu, and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1947 until 1958. He also won a Railway Cup medal with Munster in 1955. He won a Waterford county senior medal with Clonea in 1952 and also won 3 county medals in other counties: UCD (Dublin) SHC 1948, Castletown Roche (Cork) IHC 1961 & Avondu (Cork) SHC 1961. He was also a Greyhound Owner/Trainer. His dog Patricias Hope won the English Greyhound Derby on two occasions thus equalling the record of the great Mick the Miller. Patricias Hope also won the English, Scottish and Welsh Derby the same year in 1972.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1928
Birth place
Abbeyside , County Waterford
Date of deathOctober 31, 2010

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Gaelic games player

Career start1940
Career end1950
sport
Hurling
teams
Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA
Clonea-Power/Rathgormack GAA

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