Jackie O'Connell

Jackie O'Connell, born John Charles O'Connell and living from 26 January 1912 to 16 October 1997, was an Irish hurler from Banogue, County Limerick, who played as a centre-forward for the Limerick senior team. He first played hurling at Rockwell College, joined the Waterford senior and junior teams at eighteen and made his debut for Limerick during the 1933 to 34 league. A regular in the starting fifteen, he won one All-Ireland medal, one Munster medal and one National Hurling League medal, with one All-Ireland runner-up finish. At club level he was a two-time divisional championship medallist with Croom. He retired after the 1935 championship and later became involved in the administration of the Limerick County Board, serving as secretary for 27 years before being elected chairman and eventually life president.