Séamus Durack (born 1951) is an

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former hurler and

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who played as a goalkeeper for the

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senior team. Durack made his first appearance for the team during the 1971 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1983 championship. During that time he won two

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winner's medals and three All-Star awards, however, championship honours eluded him during his career. At club level Durack is a two-time county club championship medalist with the Éire Óg club. He began his career with

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. In retirement Durack became involved in coaching. He served one stint as manager of the Clare senior hurling team before later managing the

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club team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Durack, Seamus 1951 births Living people Feakle hurlers Éire Óg, Inis hurlers Clare inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers Hurling goalkeepers Hurling managers