John Francis Darcy (23 June 1898 – 28 January 1972) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team. Darcy made his first appearance for the team during the 1922 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1926 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and three

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medals. At club level Darcy played with Nenagh Éire Óg. His brother

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was also an All-Ireland winner with Tipperary.

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1898 births 1972 deaths Nenagh Éire Óg hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub