Pat McDonnell

Pat McDonnell, born on 18 March 1950 in Aghabullogue, County Cork, is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team. He attended Presentation Brothers College, Cork, joined the Cork minor team at eighteen and later the under-21 and intermediate sides, and made his senior debut in 1969 to 70. Immediately a regular in the starting fifteen, he won two All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals and was an All-Ireland runner-up once. He won one Railway Cup medal with Munster as a non-playing substitute, a championship medal with University College Cork, and lined out for Inniscarra and Muskerry. He made 20 championship appearances before retiring after the 1978 championship and later had All-Ireland successes as a selector with the Cork under-21 and senior teams, as well as serving as selector and coach with various Inniscarra teams.