Patrick Philpott (30 November 1936 – 20 March 2016) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the

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senior team. Born in

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, Philpott first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1956 championship. Philpott immediately became a regular member of the team and won one

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medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. As a member of the

inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Philpott won one

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medal. At club level he was a two-time

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medallist with

. Throughout his career Philpott made 7 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1958 championship.

Playing career

Club

In 1956 Philpott was a key member of the Blackrock senior team that made a breakthrough after twenty-five years in the doldrums. A 2-10 to 2-2 defeat of

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gave Philpott a

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medal. Five years later Blackrock enjoyed further success. A 4-10 to 3-7 defeat of divisional side Avondhu gave Philpott a second championship medal.

Inter-county

Philpott first played for Cork as a member of the minor hurling team on 23 May 1954 in a 4-6 to 1-4 Munster quarter-final defeat of

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. On 10 June 1956 Philpott made his senior debut in a 5-9 to 2-12 Munster quarter-final defeat of Waterford. He later won a

medal after

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scored a hat trick of goals in the decider to secure a 5-5 to 3-5 victory. Cork subsequently advanced to an All-Ireland final meeting with

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on 23 September 1956. The game has gone down in history as one of the all-time classics as Christy Ring was bidding for a record ninth All-Ireland medal. The game turned on one important incident as the Wexford goalkeeper,

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, made a miraculous save from a Ring shot and cleared the sliotar up the field to set up another attack.

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scored a crucial goal with two minutes to go giving Wexford a 2-14 to 2-8 victory. Philpott's last game for Cork was a 2-6 to 2-4 Munster semi-final defeat by Tipperary on 22 June 1956.

Inter-provincial

In 1957 Philpott was included on the Munster inter-provincial panel. That year Munster faced arch rivals

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in the decider. Philpott was at left wing-back and collected a

medal following a 5-7 to 2-5 victory.

Honours

Team

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(2): 1956, 1961 ;Cork *

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(1):

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;Munster *

(1): 1957

References

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