John Fenton (born 11 December 1955 in Midleton, County Cork) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder and forward for the Cork senior team. He first played competitive hurling at Midleton CBS, joined the Cork minor team at seventeen and then the under-21 side, and made his senior debut during the 1975 championship. He became a regular in the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals, seven Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals, and he captained the All-Ireland winning side of 1984. With Munster he won three Railway Cup medals, and at club level he won an All-Ireland medal with Midleton. He made 31 championship appearances before retiring after the 1987 championship, won five consecutive All-Star awards and was chosen in a 2009 poll as one of the 125 greatest hurlers of all time.
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an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder and forward
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an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder and forward
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an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder and forward
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for the Cork senior team
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won two All-Ireland medals, seven Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals
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