Richie Browne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Risteard de Brún | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1934[1] Castletownroche, County Cork, Irish Free State | ||
| Died |
(aged 89) Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1952-1982 1955-1969 |
Castletownroche → Avondhu |
1 (1-01) 26 (28-33) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1961-1964 | Cork | 7 (7-03) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Richard Browne (1934 – 14 July 2024) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Castletownroche, divisional side Avondhu and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Browne first played hurling at under-14 level with Castletownroche.[2] He never played at minor level but eventually progressed onto the club's junior team in 1952. Browne played in goal for a while before winning the first of seven North Cork JHC titles in 1954. He claimed a Cork JHC medal in 1960 before winning a Cork IHC medal in 1964.[3] Browne's performances earned selection to the Avondhu divisional team in 1958. He completed the full set of county honours by winning a Cork SHC medal after a defeat of University College Cork in the 1966 final.[4] Browne had a 30-year career at adult level with Castletown and he retired after winning a second Cork JHC title in 1982.[5]
Browne first played with the Cork senior hurling team in a tournament game in the mid-1950s. He later lined out with the junior team and won a Munster JHC medal in 1959.[6] A spell with the intermediate team resulted in Browne being called up to the senior team alongside his brother Johnny Browne for the unsuccessful 1961 Munster SHC campaign.[7] [8] His last game for Cork was a defeat by Tipperary in the 1964 Munster final.[9]
Death
[edit]Browne died on 14 July 2024, at the age of 89.[10]
Honours
[edit]- Castletownroche
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1964
- Cork Junior Hurling Championship: 1960, 1982
- North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship: 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1978, 1979, 1982
- Avondhu
- Cork
References
[edit]- ^ "Richard Browne in 1934". Find My Past website. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Outstanding hurler honoured by Castletownroche GAA". The Avondhu. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Richie enters Hall of Famepublisher=Evening Echo". 7 October 1966. 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.
- ^ "Players from North Cork". Cork Examiner. 27 January 1995. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Cork JHC teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Cork IHC teams: 1961-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Stirred by memories of green and gold". Irih Examiner. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Cork SHC teams: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "The death has occurred ofRichie Browne". rip.ie. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.