Jerry O'Sullivan (hurler)

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| name = Jerry O'Sullivan

| irish = Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin

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| occupation = Gaelic games coach

| birth_date = 1940

| birth_place = Blackpool, Cork, Ireland

| death_date = 22 August 1985 (aged 45)

| death_place = Montenotte, Cork, Ireland

| feet = 5

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| county = Cork

| province = Munster

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| clubs = Glen Rovers
St. Nicholas'

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| icpositionf= Right wing-back

| icyears = 1966-1967
1960-1970

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20 (0-07)

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Jeremiah O'Sullivan (1940 – 22 August 1985) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Glen Rovers and St. Nicholas' and was a member of the Cork senior teams in both codes.

Playing career

O'Sullivan first made an impression as a schoolboy hurler at the North Monastery and in the local street leagues, before joining the Glen Rovers club. He made his first appearance for the club's senior team in 1958 and was a mainstay of the team until 1979, during which time he won two All-Ireland Club Championship titles.{{cite news|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/history/shclub_teams/|title=Senior Hurling (Club)|publisher=Munster GAA website|date=|access-date=18 September 2021|first=|last=}} He also won two Cork SFC titles with sister club St. Nicholas'. O'Sullivan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a reserve with the Cork minor hurling team in 1958, the same year he won an All-Ireland JHC title.{{cite news|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/history/jh_teams/|title=Junior Hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|date=|access-date=18 September 2021|first=|last=}} He is also a dual provincial junior championship winners. O'Sullivan made his senior team debut against Waterford during the 1959–60 National League. He was on and off the team at various times over much of the following decade and was at centre-forward when Cork beat Kilkenny in the 1966 All-Ireland hurling final.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cork-s-famous-five-1.48713|title=Cork's famous five|publisher=Irish Times|date=13 May 1996|access-date=18 September 2021|first=|last=}} O'Sullivan also played with the Cork senior football team and was a reserve for the 1967 All-Ireland football final defeat by Meath.{{cite news|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/history/sf_teams/|title=Senior Football|publisher=Munster GAA website|date=|access-date=18 September 2021|first=|last=}}

Coaching career

O'Sullivan became involved in coaching as his playing days with the Glen Rovers senior team were drawing to an end. He trained the club's under-21 team to the Cork U21 HC title in 1984.

Personal life and death

O'Sullivan suffered a massive heart attack and died while playing a junior league match against Brian Dillons on 22 August 1985. Survived by his wife Kay and two sons, he was 45 years old.{{cite web|url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/olive/APA/INA/Default.aspx#panel=document|title=Glen star dies on the field|publisher=Cork Examiner|date=23 August 1985|accessdate=2 January 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://rip.ie/death-notice/kathleen-kay-o-sullivan--cork/197962|title=The death has occurred of Kathleen (Kay) O'Sullivan|publisher=rip.ie website|date=12 June 2013|access-date=18 September 2021|first=|last=}}