Patrick Behan (1936 – 10 June 1992) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Ballyhea and Churchtown, divisional side Avondhu and at inter-county level was a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Behan usually lined out as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Beacháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1936[1] Ballyhea, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
10 June 1992 (aged 55) Churchtown, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Ballyhea → Avondhu Churchtown | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1960-1961 | Cork | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editBehan first played hurling at club level with Ballyhea and won several North Cork JHC titles with the club.[2] His performances earned a call-up to the Avondhu team and he captained the divisional side to the Cork SHC title in 1966.[3] Behan first played at inter-county level as a member of the Cork senior hurling team during the unsuccessful 1960 Munster SHC campaign.[4] He was later drafted onto the Cork junior hurling team that lost the 1960 All-Ireland home final to Carlow.[5] Behan also lined out with the Cork intermediate hurling team in the early rounds of their successful 1964 Munster IHC campaign.[6]
Death
editBehan died after a long period of ill health on 10 June 1992, aged 55.[7]
Honours
edit- Avondhu
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "Patrick Behan in 1936". Find My Past website. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Hurling history". Kilworth GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "The men of '66 take their place in the pantheon of the greats". The Corkman. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Cork SHC teams: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Cork junior hurling teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Cork intermediate hurling teams: 1961-2009" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Ballyhea hurler dies". Cork Examiner. 11 June 1992. Retrieved 15 July 2022.