John Gleeson (born 1941) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the

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senior team. Gleeson joined the team during the 1966 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1974 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two

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medals. At club level Gleeson was a double county club championship medalist with Moneygall.

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1941 births Living people Moneygall hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub