Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jimmy Barry-Murphy

Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1954

Place of Birth: Cork, Munster, Ireland

Profession: association football player, Gaelic football player, hurler

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Jimmy Barry-Murphy

  • James Barry-Murphy (born 22 August 1954) is an Irish hurling manager and former hurler, Gaelic footballer and association footballer.
  • He was the manager of the Cork senior team from 2011 to 2015, returning a decade after his first tenure as manager.
  • Barry-Murphy is regarded as one of the most iconic players in the history of Gaelic games.Born in Cork, Barry-Murphy was introduced to hurling by his father who himself was an All-Ireland medallist with Cork along with his father and uncle.
  • He enjoyed little success at colleges level with Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh before later establishing himself as a dual player with the St.
  • Finbarr's club.
  • A dual four-time All-Ireland medallist with the St.
  • Finbarr's senior teams, Barry-Murphy also won a combined total of five Munster medals and ten championship medals. Barry-Murphy made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player.
  • An All-Ireland medallist in both codes, he later won a combined total of three All-Ireland medals with the under-21 teams.
  • Barry-Murphy made his senior football debut during the 1973 championship.
  • He went on to play a key role for Cork in attack and won one All-Ireland medal, four Munster medals and one National Football League medal.
  • Barry-Murphy's eleven-year career with the Cork senior hurlers saw him win five All-Ireland medals, a record-equaling ten Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals.
  • He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team in both codes, Barry-Murphy won a combined total of five Railway Cup medals.
  • Throughout his inter-county career he made 57 championship appearances.
  • Barry-Murphy retired from inter-county activity on 2 April 1987. Following a successful tenure as manager of the Cork minor team, culminating in the winning of the All-Ireland title, Barry-Murphy was appointed manager of the Cork senior team in October 1995.
  • His first tenure saw a return to success, with Cork winning one All-Ireland Championship, two Munster Championships and one National League, before stepping down as manager on 8 November 2000.
  • Barry-Murphy subsequently enjoyed unsuccessful tenures as coach with the St.
  • Finbarr's and Cloughduv club teams.
  • Over a decade after stepping down as Cork manager, Barry-Murphy was appointed for a second stint as Cork manager on 7 September 2011.
  • Once again his managerial reign saw a return to success, with Cork winning one Munster Championship. On the 26 August 2015 Barry Murphy was inducted into the GAA Hall of Fame.

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