John Mackey (hurler)

John Mackey

Personal information
Irish name	Seán Mac Aodha
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right wing-forward
Born	(1913-08-28)28 August 1913 Castleconnell, County Limerick, Ireland
Died	3 May 1989(1989-05-03) (aged 75) Broadstone, Dublin, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Health Board employee
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ahane
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Limerick titles	5	15
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1932–1948	Limerick	43
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	5
All-Irelands	3
NHL	5

John Mackey (28 August 1913 – 3 May 1989) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-forward at senior level for the Limerick county team.

Mackey is regarded as one of Limerick's all-time greatest players. He made his first appearance for the team as a substitute during the 1932 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1948 championship. During that time he won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and five National League medals. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.^[1][2]

At club level Mackey won a record-equaling fifteen county hurling championship and five county football championship medals with Ahane.^{[citation needed]}

Mackey hailed from a hurling 'dynasty'. His father, John "Tyler" Mackey, was a former Limerick captain while his brothers, Mick and Paddy, also claimed All-Ireland honours.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Limerick profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
2. "Munster Senior Hurling Champions". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2012.