Mick O'Rourke

Michael O'Rourke, known in print as Mick O'Rourke, was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who lived from 1946 until his death on 26 January 2019. He played club football for Killeigh and represented Offaly at inter-county level, usually lining out at left corner-back though he could also be used as a forward. He first came to prominence on the Offaly minor team that won the 1964 All-Ireland Championship, then played for the county's under-21 and junior sides before making his senior debut against Laois in the 1968 Leinster Championship. His greatest successes came as a defender on the Offaly teams that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1971 and 1972, and he also won four Leinster Senior Football Championship medals. He lined out for the Offaly senior hurling team during the 1975 to 1976 National League, retired from inter-county activity in 1976 and later served as a selector with the Offaly senior football team.