Brian Tobin (hurler)

Brian Tobin
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-back
Born	1949 Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Died	1 July 2006 (aged 56) College Road, Cork, Ireland
Occupation	Insurance agent
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Blackrock
Club titles
Cork titles	2
Munster titles	1
All-Ireland Titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1968-1971	Cork	0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0

John Brian Tobin (1949 – 1 July 2006) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Blackrock and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a full-back.

Career

Tobin played at juvenile and underage levels with the Blackrock club before joining the club's senior team.^{[citation needed]} He won two County Championship titles and was a part of the team that won the 1972 All-Ireland Club Championship.^[1] Tobin first appeared on the inter-county scene during a five-year underage spell with Cork. After being a non-playing substitute on Cork's 1966 All-Ireland Minor Championship-winning team, he later won three successive All-Ireland Under-21 Championship titles between 1968 and 1970.^[2] Tobin was drafted onto the Cork senior hurling team in 1968 and played a number of league and tournament games for Cork over the following few seasons, however, he failed to break onto the championship team.

Death

Tobin died after a period of illness on 1 July 2006.^[3]

Honours

Blackrock

Cork

References

^ "Leesiders have a habit of coming out on top". Gorey Guardian. 8 August 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ O'Sullivan, Jim (23 September 2003). "Minor loss fired Cats to U-21 win, says Dempsey". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ O'Sullivan, Jim (3 July 2006). "All-Ireland winner Brian Tobin dies". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

Brian Tobin navigation boxes

Cork – 1966 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship runners-up

1 B. Hurley
2 D. Carroll
3 P. Geary
4 F. Norberg
5 J. Aherne
6 J. Horgan
7 R. Cummins
8 P. Moylan
9 W. Walsh
10 B. Meade
11 S. Murphy
12 P. Ring
13 F. Keane
14 G. O'Riordan
15 M. Curley

Subs used: L. Comer for G. O'Riordan; C. Kelly for F. Keane

Subs not used: W. Glavin; B. Tobin; M. Collins

Played in drawn game: L. Comer; D. Clifford; C. Kelly

Subs in drawn game: F. Hogan for W. Walsh; W. Walsh for F. Hogan

v t e Cork – 1967 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions (8th title)
1 W. Glavin 2 M. McCarthy 3 B. Tobin 4 M. Bohane 5 T. O'Brien 6 J. Horgan 7 M. Aherne 8 P. Moylan (c) 9 J. Barrett 10 S. Murphy 11 M. Malone 12 C. Kelly 13 T. Buckley 14 B. O'Connor 15 P. Ring Subs used M. Ryan for M. Malone K. Fitzgerald for M. Ryan Subs not used M. Coleman B. Cummins J. Deasy Selectors B. Troy F. Murphy D. Keane A. Cronin J. Motherway

v t e Cork – 1968 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (2nd title)
1 B. Hurley 2 W. Murphy 3 B. Tobin 4 F. Norberg 5 N. Dunne 6 W. Walsh 7 R. Cummins 8 D. Clifford 9 P. Moylan 10 B. Meade 11 S. Murphy 12 P. Hegarty (c) 13 H. O'Sullivan 14 P. Curley 15 P. Ring Subs used M. McCarthy R. Lehane J. Murphy Subs not used H. O'Brien J. Barrett G. Cronin M. Malone Selectors J. McHugh D. O'Mahony F. Murphy B. Troy P. Cooney

v t e Cork – 1969 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (3rd title)
1 B. Hurley 2 M. McCarthy (c) 3 B. Tobin 4 F. Norberg 5 S. Looney 6 D. Clifford 7 T. O'Brien 8 S. Murphy 9 P. Moylan 10 B. Meade 11 W. Walsh 12 N. Dunne 13 F. Keane 14 R. Cummins 15 B. Cummins Sub used 16 P. McDonnell for S. Looney Subs not used 17 P. Geary 18 J. Barrett 19 M. Malone 20 T. Buckley Selectors J. McHugh D. O'Mahony F. Murphy B. Troy P. Cooney

Cork – 1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (4th title)

Played in drawn game: M. Malone; J. Nodwell

Subs not used: P. Lawton; T. O'Shea; P. Kavanagh; M. O'Doherty; J. O'Sullivan; P. Barry; T. Buckley; D. Collins

Selectors: B. Troy; F. Murphy; P. Cooney; J. McHugh; D. O'Mahony

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