Mick Murphy, formally Michael Murphy, was an Irish hurler who lived from 1940 until his death on 5 January 2018 and played as a left wing-back for the Tipperary senior team. Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, he first played competitive hurling at school in Thurles CBS and arrived on the inter-county scene at fifteen with the Tipperary minor team. With Thurles Sarsfields he won the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship eight times between 1956 and 1964, and with Tipperary he won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1964 as captain.
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Michael Murphy (1940 – 5 January 2018) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
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Michael Murphy (1940-5 January 2018) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
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Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
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