Joe Kearney

Joseph Kearney, born on 22 January 1898 and died on 14 June 1952, was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for the Cork senior teams. He first arrived on the inter-county scene with the Cork senior football team and made his senior debut in the 1920 championship. He later became a regular on the hurling team as well and won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal in hurling, as well as one Munster medal as a footballer. At club level he was a three-time championship medallist with Collegians and also won a championship medal with St Finbarr's. He made a combined total of twelve championship appearances and retired from inter-county hurling after the 1928 championships.