Pat O'Doherty (dual player)

Pat O'Doherty
Personal information
Irish name	Pádraig Ó Dochartaigh
Sport	Dual player
Football Position:	Midfield
Hurling Position:	Left wing-forward
Born	1947; Mullingar,; County Westmeath, Ireland
Occupation	Accountant
Club(s)
Years	Club
1965-1970; 1968-1970; 1972-1979; 1972-1979	St Patrick's; → University College Cork; Glen Rovers; St Nicholas'
Club titles
	Football
Cork titles	1
Munster titles	0
All-Ireland titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
1966-1970	University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles	2
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1968; 1972-1973; 1976; 1970	Limerick (SH); Cork (SH); Cork (SF)
Inter-county titles
	Football
Munster Titles	0
All-Ireland Titles	0
League titles	0

Patrick O'Doherty (born 1947) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with St Patrick's, Glen Rovers and St Nicholas'. O'Doherty also lined out at inter-county level with Limerick and Clare. His brother, Martin O'Doherty, captained Cork to the All-Ireland SHC title in 1977.^[1]

Career

Born in Westmeath, O'Doherty had his first sporting successes as a student at Limerick CBS. He was part of the school team that won three successive Harty Cup titles, as well as Croke Cup medals in 1964 and 1966.^[2] These victories resulted in a call-up to the Limerick minor team, and O'Doherty was at midfield for the defeat by Dublin in the 1965 All-Ireland minor final.^[3] He later progressed to the under-21 and senior teams as a dual player and made his Munster SHC debut against Cork in 1968.

O'Doherty was, by that stage, playing his club hurling with St Patrick's. He continued his dual player status during his student days with University College Cork and won consecutive Sigerson Cup medals while also playing with the Fitzgibbon Cup team. After winning the Cork SFC title with UCC in 1969, O'Doherty was called up to the Cork senior football team and captained the team in 1970.^[4]

After a period of time spent in England, O'Doherty joined the Glen Rovers club in Cork. He was part of the team that beat St. Rynagh's in the 1973 All-Ireland club final.^[5] O'Doherty's club performances earned a call-up to the Cork senior hurling team, however, he was limited to just four National Hurling League appearances. He later claimed a second All-Ireland Club SHC medal after a defeat of Camross in 1977.^[6] O'Doherty was, once again, called up to the Cork senior team during this period.

Honours

Limerick CBS

Dr Croke Cup: 1964, 1966
Dr Harty Cup: 1964, 1965, 1966

University College Cork

Sigerson Cup: 1969, 1970
Cork Senior Football Championship: 1969

Glen Rovers

Limerick

Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1965

References

^ "Profile: Martin O'Doherty". Hogan Stand. 1 April 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^ Aherne, Tom (19 August 2021). "Then & Now: Limerick hurling great Eamonn Grimes". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^ "Cork SFC teams: 1970-1979" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ "12 Heroic Club Championship Kingpins From So-Called Weaker Counties". balls.ie. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[1] "Profile: Martin O'Doherty". Hogan Stand. 1 April 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

[2] Aherne, Tom (19 August 2021). "Then & Now: Limerick hurling great Eamonn Grimes". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[3] "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[4] "Cork SFC teams: 1970-1979" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[5] "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[6] "12 Heroic Club Championship Kingpins From So-Called Weaker Counties". balls.ie. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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