Playing career Paddy Moran (hurler)

1 playing career

1.1 club
1.2 minor
1.3 senior

1.3.1 success
1.3.2 all-ireland defeats
1.3.3 kilkenny resurgence
1.3.4 twilight success

playing career
club

moran still eligible minor grade when made senior debut bennettsbridge senior team in 1956. @ right wing-back bridge faced john lockes in championship decider. john lockes had goal disallowed umpire, factor contributed 2-8 3-3 victory bennettsbridge. moran s first championship medal.

after failing retain title, bennettsbridge qualified county decider again in 1959. 4-6 1-4 defeat of erin s own gave moran second championship medal.

bennettsbridge retained championship in 1960, moran adding third winners medal collection following narrow 4-5 3-4 defeat of glenmore.

three-in-a-row proved beyond bridge, however, moran lined out in fourth county final in 1962. lisdowney, had earned promotion junior grade, provided opposition. goals key bennettsbridge claimed 5-7 2-8 victory. moran s fourth championship medal.

after surrendering championship crown following year, bennettsbridge bounced contest decider again in 1964. on day when 5 treacy brothers lined out bridge, recorded 4-9 1-4 victory on glenmore. moran s fifth championship medal.

mooncoin ended hopes of retaining title in 1965, moran suffered first defeat in county final, however, both sides renewed rivalry in 1966 decider. double scores 4-8 2-4 victory avenged previous year s defeat , gave moran sixth championship medal.

bennettsbridge continued dominate club hurling once again in 1967. 3-10 1-4 defeat of thomastown earned seventh championship medal moran.

a period of decline followed following defeat rower-inistioge in 1968 decider, however, bennettsbridge returned summit of club hurling again in 1971. 3-10 1-7 defeat of reigning champions fenians gave moran eighth , final championship medal.

moran continued t line out bennettsbridge next few years, however, side defeated fenians in finals of 1972 , 1974.

minor

moran sixteen year-old when called kilkenny minor team in 1956. won leinster medal year following 4–7 3–7 defeat of wexford in provincial decider. on 23 september 1956 kilkenny faced tipperary in all-ireland final. 4–16 1–5 trouncing, teen sensation jimmy doyle contributing 2-3, resulted in defeat moran , side.

the following year moran added second leinster medal collection, offaly defeated 5–10 4–2. second year in-a-row, tipperary provided opposition in all-ireland final on 1 september 1957. in close game tipperary triumphed 4–7 3–7.

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.