Donal O'Brien (hurler)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native name | Dónall Ó Briain (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | 'Daniel" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 July 1940 Knockavilla, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 April 2012 (aged 71) Southwark, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donal O'Brien (6 July 1940 – 8 April 2012) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.
O'Brien made his first appearance for the team during the 1961 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for just two full seasons before his emigration to New York. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[1][2]
At club level O'Brien enjoyed a brief career with Knockavilla–Donaskeigh Kickhams.
O'Brien suffered an aortic aneurysm while on vacation with his wife and granddaughter. He died on 8 April 2012.
References
- ^ "Tipperary GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.