Jimmy Brohan

Jimmy Brohan, born James Brohan on 18 June 1935 and died on 19 September 2023, was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer from Cork. Born in Ballintemple and raised in Blackrock, he played hurling with his local club Blackrock and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1954 until 1963, in later years as first-choice right corner-back. He claimed an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medal as a substitute in 1954 and won two Cork Senior Hurling Championship titles with Blackrock, in 1956 and 1961. As a dual player he also won a Munster Junior Football Championship medal in 1957, and he played Gaelic football with St Michael's. For Munster he won six Railway Cup medals between 1957 and 1963. After retiring as a player he served as a selector with the Cork senior hurling team during the All-Ireland winning years of 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1986.