John O'Halloran (born 1943) is an Irish retired hurler. At club level, he played with

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and

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, while at inter-county level he lined out with the

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Career

O'Halloran played hurling and

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at all levels as a student at

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. He captained the school team to the

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title in 1960 after a 4-06 to 1-01 win over St Brendan's College. O'Halloran later played both codes with

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(UCC) during his studies there and won three

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medals and four

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medals. At club level, O'Halloran played hurling with

and was part of the team that beat Avondhu to win the Cork SHC title in 1961. A local bye-law resulted in him later having to declare for UCC, and he was part of the SHC- SFC double-winning teams in 1963. O'Halloran added further SFC medals to his collection in 1964 and 1969. O'Halloran later returned to club hurling with Blackrock and won a third Cork SHC medal in 1971, bit later missed out on their All-Ireland Club SHC success. He claimed a fourth Cork SHC medal in 1973, before later winning a Munster Club SHC medal after a two-point win over

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. O'Halloran ended his club career with a 3-08 to 1-09 win over

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in the 1974 All-Ireland club final. At inter-county level, O'Halloran first played for

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as a member of the minor team in 1961. He made his senior debut debut in 1963. O'Halloran won a Munster SHC medal in 1966, before later claiming an All-Ireland SHC medal after lining out at centre-forward in the 3-09 to 1-10 win over

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in the 1966 All-Ireland final. He later claimed a second Munster SHC medal as a non-playing substitute in 1969.

Honours

;Coláiste Chríost Rí *

: 1960 (c) *Dr Rogers Cup: 1960 ;University College Cork *

: 1966, 1967, 1970 *

: 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967 *

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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

;Blackrock *

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1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

* Cork City Junior A Hurling Championship: 1973 ;Cork *

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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ohalloran, John 1943 births Living people Dual players UCC Gaelic footballers UCC hurlers Blackrock National Hurling Club hurlers St Michael's (Cork) Gaelic footballers Cork inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners 20th-century Irish sportsmen