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John Bennett (hurler)

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John Bennett was an Irish hurler who lived from 1934 until his death on 10 August 2016 and whose league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned eight years from 1960 to 1968. Born in Douglas on the south side of Cork city, he moved from Douglas GAA to the Blackrock GAA club in his youth and subsequently joined the Blackrock senior team, with which he won the Cork Senior Hurling Championship in 1956 and 1961. With Cork he won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and the Munster Senior Hurling Championship in 1966.

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John Bennett (1934 – 10 August 2016) was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned eight years from 1960 to 1968.
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    John Bennett (1934-10 August 2016) was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned eight years from 1960 to 1968.
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    All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1966
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