Con Dowdall
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| Native name | Conn Dúdal (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1945 (age 80–81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:54, 5 July 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Con Dowdall (born 1945) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Wexford senior team.[1]
Born in Wexford, Dowdall first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen two when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.[2] He made his senior debut during the 1965 championship. Dowdall went on to play a bit part for Wexford over the next few years and won one Leinster medal.
At club level Dowdall won two championship medals with Faythe Harriers.
Throughout his inter-county career, Dowdall made just 4 championship appearances for Wexford. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1971 championship.
His brother-in-law, Liam Bennett, also played with Wexford.[3]
Honours
Team
- Faythe Harriers
- Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1965, 1981
- Wexford
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1965
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1965
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1965, 1966
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1963
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1963
References
- ^ "Con Dowdall". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Memories return of sole U-21 win". Wexford People. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Shock at sudden death of Colette". Wexford People. 28 August 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2014.