Tommy Burke
Tommy Burke (born 1943) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-forward for the Cork senior football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás de Búrca | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1943 Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Millstreet | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1965 | Cork | ||
Born in Millstreet, County Cork, Burke first played competitive football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.[2] He joined the senior panel during the 1965 championship and enjoyed a brief one-year inter-county career.
At club level Burke is a one-time junior championship medallist with Millstreet.
Honours
Team
- Millstreet
- Cork Junior Football Championship (1): 1963
- Cork
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 1963 (sub)
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 1961
- Munster Minor Football Championship (2): 1960 (sub), 1961
References
- "Cork Football Teams: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland". The Corkman. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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