John Leonard (15 November 1873 – 21 March 1938) was an Irish hurler who played with club side Redmonds and at inter-county level with the

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Playing career

Born in

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, Leonard first played hurling as a member of the Redmonds club. He was a member of the club's senior team when they won back-to-back County Senior Championships in 1900 and 1901. These victories earned Leonard a call-up to the

for the 1901 Munster Championship. After being appointed captaincy of the team, he was replaced midway through the championship but won a

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medal after a win over Clare. Leonard later lined out in Cork's defeat by

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in the 1901 All-Ireland final.

Honours

;Redmonds *

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(2): 1900, 1901 ;Cork * Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1901

References

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