Seán Óg Murphy

Seán Óg Murphy, who lived from 17 September 1892 to 11 June 1956, was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Merchant Street, Cork, he first played hurling at the North Monastery, joined the Cork senior team at the age of fifteen and made his championship debut in 1914. Over the next fifteen years he played a key role, winning three All-Ireland medals and six Munster medals, finishing as an All-Ireland runner-up three times and captaining Cork to All-Ireland victory in 1926 and 1928. He won two Railway Cup medals with Munster and five championship medals with Blackrock after starting with St Vincent's, made 41 championship appearances, and retired after an injury before the 1929 championship. Afterwards he became involved in team selection and GAA administration in Cork, serving as secretary of the Cork County Board for almost thirty years.