Pat Hegarty (born 1947) is an

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retired hurler who played as a left corner-back for the

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senior team. Hegarty joined the team during the 1968-69 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1975 championship. During that time he won one

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medal, four

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medals and four

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medals. Hegarty was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. At club level Hegarty was a one-time intermediate championship medalist with

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Playing career

Club

Hegarty played his club hurling with

. In 1969, he was a member of the team that reached the final of the intermediate championship.

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provided the opposition on that occasion. A 3-9 to 0-13 win gave Hegarty a

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medal.

Inter-county

Hegarty first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork under-21 hurling tea in 1966. He made his debut as a substitute in a Munster semi-final defeat of

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in 1966, however, he played no part in Cork's subsequent Munster and All-Ireland victories. Two years later Hegarty was captain of the under-21 team. He won a

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medal that year following a 4-10 to 1-13 defeat of

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. Cork later faced

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in the All-Ireland decider and Hegarty was moved from centre-back to the half-forward line. A 2-18 to 3-9 victory gave Hegarty an

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medal. Hegarty made his senior debut during the 1968-69 National League campaign for Cork. A 3-12 to 1-14 defeat of

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in the decider gave him his first

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medal. The subsequent provincial decider pitted Cork against reigning champions

. A 4-6 to 0-9 victory gave Cork a first defeat of Tipp since 1957 while it also gave Hegarty a first

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medal. This victory paved the way for an All-Ireland showdown with Kilkenny. While Cork were leading coming into the last quarter, Kilkenny scored five unanswered points in the last seven minutes to win by 2-15 to 2-9. During the 1969-70 National League, an aggregate 5-21 to 6-16 defeat of

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by Cork gave Hegarty his second National Hurling League medal. The subsequent championship campaign saw him win his third Munster medal as Tipperary were accounted for by 3-10 to 3-8. Cork later qualified for the All-Ireland final with Wexford providing the opposition in the very first eighty-minute championship decider. The game saw a record 64-point score line for both teams as Cork's Eddie O'Brien scored a hat-trick of goals to give Cork a considerable lead. At the full-time whistle Cork were the winners by 6-21 to 5-10, giving Hegarty his first

medal. After collecting a third National League medal following a victory over Limerick in 1972, Hegarty later won a third Munster medal following a 6-18 to 2-8 win over

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. The subsequent All-Ireland decider saw Cork face Kilkenny. Cork dominated the early exchanges and went eight points clear after a long-range score from wing-back

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in the 17th minute of the second half. Remarkably they didn’t score again. Kilkenny took control with

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a key figure at centre-back and

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cutting loose up front. They were level after a Frank Cummins goal and went on to win by eight points. Hegarty won his fourth and final National League medal as Cork defeated Limerick on a huge score line of 6-15 to 1-12. The following year Hegarty won his fourth Munster medal following a 3-14 to 0-12 defeat of reigning provincial champions Limerick. Cork were later defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Inter-provincial

Hegarty also had the honour of being selected for

in the inter-provincial series of games. He made his debut with the province in 1971 and was a regular for just two seasons. He enjoyed little success as Munster were defeated by

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on both occasions.

Honours

Team

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References

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