Connie Buckley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Connie Buckley

Irish hurler

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1915

Place of Birth: Blackpool, Ireland

Date of Death: 27-Jan-2009

Profession: hurler

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Connie "Sonny" Buckley (24 November 1915 – 27 January 2009) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Cork senior team. Buckley made his first appearance for the team during the 1934 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1941 championship.
During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, one Munster medal and two National League medals.
An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Buckley captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1941. At club level Buckley was an eight-time county club championship medalist with Glen Rovers. His brother Din Joe won five All-Ireland medals and a third brother, Jack, was an All-Ireland medalist as a non-playing substitute in 1942.