Michael Quane (born 1934[1]) is an Irish former hurler who played at club level with Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Cuain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1934 Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Newmarket Glen Rovers | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1958-1962 | Cork | 6 (3-05) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Playing career
editQuane first came to prominence with the Newmarket club before transferring to Glen Rovers in Cork.[2][3] He first lined out with the senior team in 1955 and won four Cork SHC titles in total.[4] Quane first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team that won the All-Ireland JHC title in 1955.[5] He captained the juniors to a second All-Ireland crown in 1958, while also being drafted onto the Cork senior hurling team that year.[6] Quane went on to line out in three successive Munster finals without success.[7]
Honours
edit- Glen Rovers
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "Michael Quane in 1934". Find My Past website. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Minor hurling county semi-final of 1951". Newmarket GAA website. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "History". Newmarket GAA website. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Christy Ring and Glen Rovers: Buying into the Blackpool spirit". Irish Examiner. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Cork SHC teams; 1950-1959" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Cork SHC teams; 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 3 January 2022.