Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien (born 1949) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with the Kilkenny inter-county team in the 1970s.[1]
Contents
1Early life
2Playing career
2.1Club
2.2Inter-county
3References
Early life
Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien was born in Kilkenny in 1950. He was educated locally at St. John's De La Salle, a school associated with the O'Loughlin Gaels hurling club. In spite of this, O'Brien would later become a star with the famous James Stephens club.
Playing career
Club
O'Brien had much success with the James Stephens club. He was barely out of minor ranks when 'the village' club won the senior county championship title in 1969. In 1975 O'Brien won another county medal before later winning a Leinster club title. This was subsequently converted into an All-Ireland club medal. In 1976 O'Brein won another county medal, before adding another trio of county, provincial and All-Ireland medals in 1981-1982.
Inter-county
Although never winning All-Ireland medals at minor or under-21 levels O'Brien established himself as one of the great players on the great Kilkenny senior hurling team of the 1970s. In 1971 he won his first Leinster title, however, in spite of an outstanding display by Eddie Keher, Kilkenny lost to Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. In 1972 Larkin won a second Leinster title before helping Kilkenny to defeat Cork in the subsequent final to win his first All-Ireland medal. 1973 saw O'Brien win another Leinster medal, however, Kilkenny were defeated by Limerick in the All-Ireland final. In spite of this 'Chunky's' championship performance earned him his first All-Star award. The Kilkenny team quickly regrouped to win back-to-back Leinster and All-Ireland titles in 1974 and 1975, with O'Brien winning back-to-back All-Star awards also. The 1975 championship saw him produce what many believe to have been his best ever display for Kilkenny, and he was subsequently presented with the 'Hurler of the Year' award. In 1976 O'Brien helped Kilkenny to a National Hurling League title, however, the side later lost their provincial crown to Wexford. In 1978 Kilkenny were back as Leinster champions with 'Chunky' winning his sixth provincial medal. Unfortunately for Kilkenny, Cork completed a three-in-a-row, winning the All-Ireland final by 1-15 to 2-8. In 1979 he won another provincial championship, before going on to claim his fourth All-Ireland medal. It was his last big occasion at Croke Park as he retired from inter-county hurling shortly afterwards.
References
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Preceded by Pat Henderson (Kilkenny)
Texaco Hurler of the Year 1975
Succeeded by Tony Doran (Wexford)
Preceded by Phil 'Fan' Larkin
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Captain 1977
Succeeded by Ger Henderson
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t
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James Stephens - 1976 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Champions (1st title)
1 M. Moore
2 P. Neary
3 P. Larkin (c)
4 N. Morrissey
5 T. McCormack
6 B. Cody
7 J. O'Brien
8 D. McCormack
9 M. Taylor
10 J. Hennessy
11 L. O'Brien
12 J. McCormack
13 M. Crotty
14 M. Leahy
15 G. Tyrrell
Sub used
M. Neary for J. O'Brien
Manager
G. Leahy
v
t
e
Kilkenny - 1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (18th title)
1 N. Skehan (c)
2 P. Larkin
3 P. Dillon
4 J. Treacy
5 P. Lawlor
6 P. Henderson
7 É. Morrissey
8 F. Cummins
9 L. O'Brien
10 M. Crotty
11 P. Delaney
12 J. Kinsella
13 N. Byrne
14 K. Purcell
15 E. Keher
Subs used
22 M. Murphy for N. Byrne
19 M. Coogan for P. Larkin
20 P. Moran for J. Kinsella
Subs not used
16 O. Walsh
17 N. Orr
18 W. Murphy
21 S. Cooke
Selectors
G. Leahy
D. Dunphy
M. O'Neill
P. Skehan
Coach
T. Maher
Trainer
M. Lanigan
Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill, 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.
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