Senior Paddy Moran (hurler)

1 senior

1.1 success
1.2 all-ireland defeats
1.3 kilkenny resurgence
1.4 twilight success

senior
early success

moran made senior championship debut on 18 june 1961 in 6-8 5-7 leinster semi-final defeat wexford.

after 2 years without success, moran won first leinster medal following 2–10 0–9 defeat of dublin. victory allowed kilkenny advance directly all-ireland showdown waterford on 1 september 1963. cats entered game underdogs, however, eddie keher proved difference magnificent display in scored fourteen points. despite hat-trick of goals waterford s séamus power, kilkenny secured 4–17 6–8 victory. moran s first all-ireland medal.

all-ireland defeats

moran added second leinster medal collection in 1964 dublin defeated on 4–11 1–8 score line. all-ireland final on 6 september 1964 saw kilkenny enter game firm favourites against fierce rivals tipperary. john mackey mckenna scored tipperary s first goal after ten minutes munster champions took 1–8 0–6 interval lead. second half saw tipperary score goals fun, donie nealon getting hat-trick , seán mcloughlin another. kilkenny humiliated @ full-time whistle tipperary triumphed 5–13 2–8. in spite of defeat moran s performances throughout year earned him cú chulainn award.

after surrendering provincial crown in 1965, kilkenny bounced following year reaching final of national hurling league. aggregate 10–15 2–15 defeat of new york gave moran league medal. later won third leinster medal following 1–15 2–6 defeat of wexford. subsequent all-ireland final on 4 september 1966 pitted kilkenny against cork first time in nineteen years. kilkenny favourites, however, hat-trick of goals colm sheehan gave cork merited 3–9 1–10 victory. there consolation before end of year, moran winning oireachtas medal following 4-7 1-7 victory on wexford.

kilkenny resurgence

moran collected fourth leinster medal in 1967 kilkenny retained provincial crown following 4–10 1–12 defeat of wexford after scare in opening half. on 3 september 1967 kilkenny faced tipperary in all-ireland decider. tipperary looked continuing hoodoo on near rivals took 2–6 1–3 lead @ half-time. goalkeeper ollie walsh hero kilkenny made series of spectacular saves, however, team lost eddie keher , tom walsh injury in second half. in spite of this, kilkenny laid rest bogey tipperary had on team since 1922, , 3–8 2–7 victory gave carroll second all-ireland medal. finished off year claiming second oireachtas medal following 4-4 1-8 defeat of clare , second cú chulainn award.

wexford put end kilkenny s hopes of retaining title in 1968, however, noresiders bounced following year moran collecting fifth leinster medal following 3–9 0–16 defeat of offaly. on 7 september 1969 kilkenny took on cork in all-ireland decider, however, moran dropped starting fifteen. leesiders got stride following goal charlie mccarthy , led 6 points coming half time when kilkenny raised green flag themselves. kilkenny upped performance after interval , ran out winners on 2–15 2–9 scoreline. victory gave moran, came on substitute, third all-ireland medal. cork , kilkenny renewed rivalry before end of year, however, 4-14 3-10 victory gave moran third oireachtas medal.

twilight success

after surrendering provincial , all-ireland crowns wexford following year, moran remained dropped starting fifteen in 1971. non-playing substitute kilkenny defeated wexford 6-16 3-16 take leinster title once again. on 5 september 1971 kilkenny faced tipperary in all-ireland final, however, moran still remained on bench. introduced substitute, however, tipperary emerged victors on score line of 5–17 5–14.

moran played increasingly peripheral role during 1972 and, after being introduced substitute in drawn provincial final, remained on bench reply kilkenny won defeating wexford. cork provided opposition in all-ireland final on 3 september 1972, game considered 1 of classic games of modern era. halfway through second-half cork on form , stretched lead 8 points. kilkenny s great scoring threat, eddie keher, deployed closer goal , finished game 2–9. fifteen point swing resulted in kilkenny winning game 3–24 5–11. moran, started game on bench introduced substitute, won fourth all-ireland emdal before bringing curtain down on inter-county career.