Jim Young (dual player)

Jim Young, born James Edward Young and living from 16 October 1915 to 23 August 1992, was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played in various positions for the Cork senior teams. Born in Dunmanway, he completed his primary education there before moving to St Finbarr's College, Farranferris, where he developed his hurling skills, then spent a number of years in Maynooth before studying medicine at University College Cork. He made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team in the 1938 championship and was a regular in the starting fifteen until retiring after the 1949 championship, winning five All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medals, six Munster medals and three National Hurling League medals, with two All-Ireland runner-up finishes. At club level he won eight county hurling championships with Glen Rovers and played football with Dohenys; his father Jack and brother Éamonn were All-Ireland football medallists with Cork.