Connie Buckley
Athlete
1915 – 2009
Who was Connie Buckley?
Connie "Sonny" Buckley was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Cork senior team.
Buckley made his first appearance for the team during the 1934 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1941 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, one Munster medal and two National League medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Buckley captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1941.
At club level Buckley was an eight-time county club championship medalist with Glen Rovers.
His brother Din Joe won five All-Ireland medals and a third brother, Jack, was an All-Ireland medalist as a non-playing substitute in 1942.
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- Born
- Nov 24, 1915
Blackpool, Cork - Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Lived in
- County Cork
- Died
- Jan 27, 2009
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on July 23, 2013
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