Vivian G. Cobbe (born 26 January 1934) is an Irish retired
hurler who played at club level with
St. Patrick's, at inter-county level with
Limerick and at inter-provincial level with
Munster
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Career
From the
St. Patrick's club, Cobbe first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Limerick junior team that overcame
London to win the
1955 All-Ireland Junior Championship. Promotion to the senior side followed, with Cobbe lining out in the forwards when Limerick surprised
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to win the
1955 Munster Championship. The team, labelled "Mackey's Greyhounds" after their trainer
Mick Mackey
Michael John Mackey (12 July 1912 – 13 September 1982) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Limerick county team.
Born in Castleconnell, County Limerick, Mackey first arrived on the inter-county scene a ...
, were subsequently beaten by eventual champions
Wexford in the
All-Ireland semi-final.
Cobbe continued playing for Limerick until the 1960s, by which time he had also won two
Railway Cup
The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...
medals with
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
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Honours
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Munster Senior Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...
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1955
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All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship: 1954
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Munster Junior Hurling Championship: 1954
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Railway Cup
The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...
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1957
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1958
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* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
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References
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1934 births
Living people
St Patrick's (Limerick) hurlers
Limerick inter-county hurlers
Munster inter-provincial hurlers