Seán Foley (born 29 October 1949) is an Irish retired hurler whose

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career as a left wing-back with the

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senior team spanned thirteen seasons from 1970 to 1983. Born in

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, Foley was introduced to hurling when his family relocated to

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. His father, John Foley, was an

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medal winner in the junior grade with Limerick in 1941. Foley enjoyed

success with the

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team in 1966, while simultaneously joining the

senior team. In a club career that spanned 25 years he won two Munster medals and eleven county senior championship medals. Foley was an

runner-up on one occasion. Foley enjoyed an unsuccessful underage career at minor and under-21 levels with Limerick before making his senior debut during the 1970-71 league. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons he won one

medal as Limerick won the title after a long absence in 1973. Foley also won four Munster medals, one National Hurling League medal and was chosen as an All-Star in 1973. He played his last game for Limerick in June 1983. Foley was chosen on the Munster inter-provincial team for four consecutive years between 1972 and 1975, however, he failed to win a Railway Cup medal.

Career statistics

Honours

;CBS Sexton Street *

Dr. Croke Cup The Dr Croke Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the All Ireland Secondary Schools Senior "A" hurling championship. Before that it was an inter-county GAA competition in hurling. The first Croke Cups (which included hurling and Gaelic ...

(1): 1966 * Dr. Harty Cup (3): 1965, 1966, 1967 ;Patrickswell *

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(2):

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Limerick Senior Hurling Championship The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Hospital County Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Limerick County Board ...

(11): 1966, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990 ;Limerick * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1):

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* Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4):

, 1974 (c), 1980 (c),

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* National Hurling League (1): 1970-71

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Foley, Sean 1949 births Living people Patrickswell hurlers Limerick inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners