Jerry O'Connor

Jerry O'Connor is an Irish hurler, born in January 1979, who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team and is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. He made his first appearance for Cork during the 2000 championship and was a regular in the starting fifteen until he retired after the 2011 championship. In that time he won two All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and three All-Star awards. At club level he is an All-Ireland medallist with Newtownshandrum, where he also won three Munster medals and four county championship medals, having won practically every competition from under-12 upwards. His twin brother Ben O'Connor and his younger sister Paula O'Connor also won All-Ireland medals with Cork, in hurling and camogie respectively, and his father Bernie O'Connor also played underage hurling with Cork.