John Grace (hurler)
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| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Grace (born 1957) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Silvermines and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out at midfield.
Career
Grace first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Silvermines club in Dolla.[1] He was just 17-years-old when he lined out with the club's senior team that won the North Tipperary Championship title in 1974.[2] Grace's performances for the club brought him to the attention of the Tipperary minor team selectors. After two years in that grade he preogressed onto the under-21 team and won a Munster Under-21 Championship title in 1978.[3] Grace lined out with the Tipperary senior hurling team at various times between 1979 and 1984.
Honours
- Silvermines
- Tipperary
References
- ^ "Here are the 309 North Tipperary players who have represented Tipperary in an All-Ireland hurling final". Tipperary Live. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Recalling 'Mines triumph 30 years on". Irish Independent. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Under-21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
- John Grace profile on Tipp GAA Archives website