John Brian Tobin (1949 – 1 July 2006) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Blackrock and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a full-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1949 Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
1 July 2006 (aged 56) College Road, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Insurance agent | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Blackrock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1968-1971 | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Career
editTobin played at juvenile and underage levels with the Blackrock club before joining the club's senior team.[citation needed] He won two County Championship titles and was a part of the team that won the 1972 All-Ireland Club Championship.[1] Tobin first appeared on the inter-county scene during a five-year underage spell with Cork. After being a non-playing substitute on Cork's 1966 All-Ireland Minor Championship-winning team, he later won three successive All-Ireland Under-21 Championship titles between 1968 and 1970.[2] Tobin was drafted onto the Cork senior hurling team in 1968 and played a number of league and tournament games for Cork over the following few seasons, however, he failed to break onto the championship team.
Death
editTobin died after a period of illness on 1 July 2006.[3]
Honours
edit- Blackrock
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1972
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1971
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship: 1971, 1973
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "Leesiders have a habit of coming out on top". Gorey Guardian. 8 August 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (23 September 2003). "Minor loss fired Cats to U-21 win, says Dempsey". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (3 July 2006). "All-Ireland winner Brian Tobin dies". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2021.