Bob McConkey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Roibéard Mac Concaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born |
1894 Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Died |
5 January 1961 (aged 61) Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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St. Patrick's Young Irelands | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Limerick | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 He was a non playing sub in 1934. Thus winning All Ireland medals in three different decades. | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Robert "Bob" McConkey (1894 – 5 January 1961) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Young Irelands and with the Limerick senior inter-county team from the 1910s until the 1930s. McConkey captained Limerick to the All-Ireland title in 1921.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by |
Limerick Senior Hurling Captain 1921 |
Succeeded by |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded by Bob Mockler (Dublin) |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning captain 1921 |
Succeeded by Wattie Dunphy (Kilkenny) |
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References
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Fullam, Brendan, Captains of the Ash (Wolfhound Press, 2002).
External links
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