Seán Foley
Seán Foley (born 29 October 1949) is an Irish retired hurler whose league and championship career as a left wing-back with the Limerick senior team spanned thirteen seasons from 1970 to 1983.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Foghlú | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
29 October 1949 London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Hospital supplies officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1966-1991 | Patrickswell | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 11 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1970-1983 | Limerick | 32 (0-11) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:24, 1 October 2016. | |||
Born in London, England, Foley was introduced to hurling when his family relocated to Patrickswell, County Limerick. His father, John Foley, was an All-Ireland medal winner in the junior grade with Limerick in 1941. Foley enjoyed All-Ireland success with the CBS Sexton Street team in 1966, while simultaneously joining the Patrickswell senior team.[1] In a club career that spanned 25 years he won two Munster medals and eleven county senior championship medals. Foley was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
Foley enjoyed an unsuccessful underage career at minor and under-21 levels with Limerick before making his senior debut during the 1970-71 league. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons he won one All-Ireland medal as Limerick won the title after a long absence in 1973.[2] Foley also won four Munster medals, one National Hurling League medal and was chosen as an All-Star in 1973. He played his last game for Limerick in June 1983.
Foley was chosen on the Munster inter-provincial team for four consecutive years between 1972 and 1975, however, he failed to win a Railway Cup medal.
Career statistics
| Team | Season | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 1971 | 3 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-02 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |
| 1973 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | |
| 1974 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | |
| 1975 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | |
| 1976 | 2 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-02 | |
| 1977 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |
| 1978 | 2 | 0-03 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-03 | |
| 1979 | 3 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | |
| 1980 | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | |
| 1981 | 3 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 | |
| 1982 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | |
| 1983 | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | |
| Total | 27 | 0-11 | 5 | 0-00 | 32 | 0-11 | |
Honours
- CBS Sexton Street
- Dr. Croke Cup (1): 1966
- Dr. Harty Cup (2): 1965, 1966
- Patrickswell
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1988, 1990
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (11): 1966, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990
- Limerick
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1973
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1973, 1974 (c), 1980 (c), 1981
- National Hurling League (1): 1970-71
References
- "Ardscoil Ris one final step from the top". Limerick Leader. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- O'Flynn, Diarmuid (20 May 2013). "Bennis recalls the heroes of '73". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2016.