John McMahon (born 1949) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left corner-back for the

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senior team. McMahon first joined the Clare team in the early 1970s and was a regular member of the starting fifteen over the course of the next decade. During that time he won two

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winners' medals and two All-Star awards, however, he missed out on a

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winners' medal on a number of occasions. At club level McMahon enjoyed a successful career with Newmarket-on-Fergus, winning one

winner's medal and nine county club championship winners' medals.

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