Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Ó Dorchaí | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-forward | ||
Born |
John Francis Darcy 23 June 1898 Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Died |
28 January 1972 Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland | (aged 73)||
Occupation | Engineer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Nenagh Éire Óg | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1922-1926 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 |
John Francis Darcy (23 June 1898 – 28 January 1972) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team.
Darcy made his first appearance for the team during the 1922 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1926 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and three Munster medals. [1] [2]
At club level Darcy played with Nenagh Éire Óg.[ citation needed]
His brother Mick was also an All-Ireland winner with Tipperary.[ citation needed]