Mick Cashman

Mick Cashman, formally Michael Cashman, was an Irish hurler who lived from 1931 until his death on 17 September 1988 and played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team. Born in Blackrock, Cork, he joined the Cork minor team at seventeen, later the junior side, and joined the senior team during the 1951 championship. He enjoyed a decade-long inter-county career, winning two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal, was an All-Ireland runner-up in 1956 and retired after the 1962 championship, having captained Cork in 1957 and 1962. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team he won six Railway Cup medals, and at club level he captained Blackrock to the county championship in 1956 and 1961. His sons Tom and Jim won All-Ireland medals with Cork in 1986.