Bernie O'Connor

Bernie O'Connor, formally Benjamin O'Connor, is an Irish former hurler and manager, born in 1949. As a player he lined out with Meelin, before later serving as a coach and manager, most notably with Newtownshandrum. He first played for Meelin in the Duhallow division in 1962, winning an under-14 hurling championship, and followed it with under-16 and minor hurling medals in 1964 and 1966. He won the Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship with Meelin eight times between 1970 and 1986, the North Cork Junior A Football Championship with Deel Rovers in 1981, and the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship with Cork in 1967.