John Carey (born 1949) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Seán Treacys and was also a member of the

Tipperary senior hurling team The Tipperary county hurling team represents Tipperary in hurling and is governed by Tipperary GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland S ...

Career

Carey first played

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at juvenile and underage levels with the Seán Treacys club. He was a part of the club's under-21 team that won their very first North Tipperary U21AHC title in 1970. By that stage Carey had joined the Seán Treacys senior team and won six West Tipperary SHC titles between 1968 and 1982. At inter-county level, Carey never played at

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level, however, he was drafted onto the under-21 team in

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. He was a member of the

between

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and

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. In retirement from playing, Carey served the Seán Treacys club in a number of administrative capacities.

Honours

;Seán Treacys *

West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Tipperary Co-Op West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the West Tipperary Board of the Gaelic Athletic Asso ...

: 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982

References

External links

John Carey player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carey, John 1949 births Living people Seán Treacys hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers