Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Eibhearard | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Corner-forward | ||
Born |
Templetuohy, County Tipperary, Ireland | 16 April 1924||
Died |
25 May 2021 Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland | (aged 97)||
Occupation | Publican | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Moyne-Templetuohy Johnstown | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1949–1950 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 1 |
Johnny Everard (16 April 1924 – 25 May 2021) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played for Tipperary Championship club Moyne-Templetuohy. He was a member of the Tipperary senior teams in both codes for the 1949-50 league-championship season.[1]
Following the death of John Coffey in August 2019, Everard became the oldest living All-Ireland medal winner and the oldest All-Ireland winner in Tipperary.[2][3]
Everard died on 25 May 2021, aged 97.[4][5]
Honours
Player
Johnstown
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship: 1942
Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1950
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1950
- National Hurling League: 1949–50
- Munster Junior Football Championship: 1952
Manager
Moyne-Templetuohy
References
- ^ O'Sullivan, P. M. (23 February 2019). "'He would get up from the television if Kilkenny pulled ahead of Tipperary". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Dundon, Noel (12 August 2019). "Passing of Tipperary hurling legend John Coffey (aged 102) - the oldest All-Ireland medal winner". Tipperary Live. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Tipperary All-Ireland winner Johnny Everard, 97, passes away". Irish Examiner. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Press Release – Johnny Everard Moyne-Templetuohy (1924-2021)". Tipperary GAA. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Tipperary All-Ireland winner Johnny Everard dies aged 97". RTE Sport. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.