John Leonard (15 November 1873 – 21 March 1938) was an Irish hurler who played with club side Redmonds and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Loinín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
15 November 1873 Ballyphehane, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
21 March 1938 (aged 64) Ballyphehane, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Redmonds | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1901 | Cork | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
Playing career
editBorn in Ballyphehane, Cork, Leonard first played hurling as a member of the Redmonds club.[1] He was a member of the club's senior team when they won back-to-back County Senior Championships in 1900 and 1901. These victories earned Leonard a call-up to the Cork senior hurling team for the 1901 Munster Championship. After being appointed captaincy of the team, he was replaced midway through the championship but won a Munster Championship medal after a win over Clare.[2] Leonard later lined out in Cork's defeat by London in the 1901 All-Ireland final.[3]
Honours
edit- Redmonds
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "Redmonds GAA of Cork". Scoreboard Memories. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Cork senior hurling captains". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "The hurlers who dream of beating Kilkenny...in Ruislip". Irish Independent. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2020.