John Hodgins

John Hodgins, born on 27 August 1961 in Cork, is an Irish former hurler who played as a left corner-back at senior level for the Cork county team. He joined the Cork minor team at sixteen and later the under-21 side, joined the senior panel during the 1983 championship and became a regular in the starting fifteen, winning one All-Ireland medal and three Munster medals. At club level he is a five-time championship medallist with St Finbarr's. He made nine championship appearances for Cork and retired after the 1986 championship. He has been managing teams since he was 14, and in 2011 was appointed a selector with the Cork under-21 team before taking over as coach. He lives in Rochestown, Cork with his wife Kay, daughter Karen and sons Sean and Hodge.