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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Broin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born | 1937 Nenagh, County Tipperary, Irish Free State | ||
| Died | (aged 85) Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Nenagh Éire Óg | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1958–1968 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 6 | ||
Mick Burns (1937 – 22 February 2023) was an Irish hurler who played for his local club Nenagh Éire Óg and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s.
Career
[edit]Burns was born in Nenagh, County Tipperary. He won five All-Ireland titles and eight Munster titles with Tipperary between 1958 and 1968.[1][2] He won two North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championships with Éire Óg in 1957 and as captain in 1964.
Death
[edit]Burns died on 22 February 2023, at the age of 85.[3][4]
Honours
[edit]- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
- National Hurling League (6): 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68
- Oireachtas Cup (4): 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1955
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1954, 1955
- Munster
- Railway Cup (1): 1963
- Nenagh Éire Óg
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1957, 1964 (c)
- North Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship (3): 1951, 1953, 1955
References
[edit]- ^ "Munster Senior Hurling Final Winners". Munster GAA. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ "Tributes paid after passing of Tipperary All-Ireland hurling winner Mick Burns". The 42. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Tipperary hurling great Mick Burns has died". RTE News. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Mick Burns Nenagh Eire Óg and Tipperary RIP". Tipperary GAA. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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