Peter O'Sullivan (hurler)
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Peter O'Sullivan (1943 – 7 July 2024) was an Irish hurler and coach. At club level he played with Cashel King Cormacs and was also a member of the
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Club career

O'Sullivan began his club career at juvenile level with the Rosgreen club, winning a West Tipperary U15HC title in 1957. He later transferred to the Cashel King Cormacs club and was part of the Cashel minor team that won three successive West Tipperary MAHC titles between 1959 and 1961, however, the club failed to secure a County MAHC title during that time. By that stage, O'Sullivan had already progressed to the Cashel King Cormacs adult team. He was part of five West Tipperary SHC-winning teams between 1965 and 1980, however, a Tipperary SHC title eluded the club following these wins. O'Sullivan retired from club hurling with Cashel in December 1980.


Inter-county career

O'Sullivan began his inter-county career with Tipperary at minor level in 1961. He won a Munster MHC medal that year after a 23-point defeat of
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in the
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. His minor career ended with a 3-13 to 0-15 defeat by
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in the 1961 All-Ireland minor final. O'Sullivan immediately progressed to the intermediate team and was in goal when Tipperary beat
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by 1-10 to 1-07 in the 1963 All-Ireland intermediate final. O'Sullivan's performances for the intermediate team resulted in an immediate call-up to the senior team for Tipperary's
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defeat of
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in 1963. He was selected in goal the following year on Tipperary's inaugural under-21 team and ended the campaign with a winners' medal after an 8-09 to 3-01 defeat of Wexford in the 1964 All-Ireland under-21 final. O'Sullivan was also understudy goalkeeper to John O'Donoghue for Tipperary's
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- All-Ireland SHC double in 1964. He was again reserve goalkeeper the following year when Tipperary retained their National League and All-Ireland titles. O'Sullivan was dropped from the senior team after Tipperary's bid for a third successive All-Ireland SHC title ended in 1966, however, he returned to the intermediate team in 1967. He earned a recall to the senior team in 1970 and came established himself as first-choice goalkeeper after coming on as a substitute for John O'Donoghue in the 1970 Munster final. O'Sullivan won his first Munster SHC medal on the field of play after a one-point defeat of
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in the 1971 Munster final. He ended the season with his first All-Ireland SHC medal on the field of play, after Tipperary beat Kilkenny by 5-17 to 5-14 in the 1971 All-Ireland final. O'Sullivan's inter-county career ended in November 1972 when he received severe burns to his hands and face in a workplace accident.


Inter-provincial career

O'Sullivan's performances at inter-county level resulted in his selection for
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in their 1973 Railway Cup final defeat by
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Coaching career

O'Sullivan enjoyed his first coaching success when he was part of the Seán Treacy's management team when the club won the West Tipperary SHC title in 1982. He became involved on inter-county coaching in 1985 when he was appointed as a selector with the Tipperary junior team. Tipperary claimed the Munster JHC title during his tenure, however, the team was beaten by Wexford in the 1985 All-Ireland junior final. O'Sullivan returned to club management with Cashel King Cormacs in 1988 and helped guide the team to the West Tipperary SHC title that year.


Death

O'Sullivan died on 7 July 2024, at the age of 81.


Honours


Player

;Cashel King Cormacs *
West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Tipperary Co-Op West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the West Tipperary Board of the Gaelic Athletic Assoc ...
: 1965, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1980 *West Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship: 1959, 1960, 1961 ;Tipperary *
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...
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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
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1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...
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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
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1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
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National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
: 1963–64, 1964–65 *
All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Intermediate All-Ireland Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Effectively contested by the second ...
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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
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Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship The Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship was an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) between 1961 and 2017. Teams consisted of senior, intermediate and junior club ...
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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). ...
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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
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Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-c ...
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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
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Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of ...
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1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...


Management

;Seán Treacys *
West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Tipperary Co-Op West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the West Tipperary Board of the Gaelic Athletic Assoc ...
: 1982 ;Cashel King Cormacs *
West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Tipperary Co-Op West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the West Tipperary Board of the Gaelic Athletic Assoc ...
: 1988 ;Tipperary *
Munster Junior Hurling Championship The Munster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Munster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Munster Council. The winners of the Munster Junior Hurling Ch ...
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References

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