Johnny Crowley

Johnny Crowley, born on 21 February 1956 in Enniskean, County Cork, is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-back at senior level for the Cork county team. His family later moved to the city, and after a couple of years at Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh he transferred to St Finbarr's College, Farranferris. He joined the Cork minor teams at eighteen as a dual player, then the under-21 hurling team, and made his senior debut in the 1976 championship. He enjoyed a decade-long career with Cork, winning five All-Ireland medals, nine Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal and finishing as an All-Ireland runner-up twice. He lined out for Munster without winning a Railway Cup medal, played club hurling with Bishopstown and made 39 championship appearances before retiring after the 1987 championship. He later served as a selector under Jimmy Barry-Murphy and as manager of the Bishopstown senior team.