Pat King (hurler)

Pat King
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1964
Toomevara,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Factory worker
Club(s)
Years Club
Toomevara
Club titles
Tipperary titles 5
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1986; 1994-1995
Tipperary 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Patrick King (born 1964) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Toomevara, and also lined out at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career

King first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Toomevara club, winning numerous championship titles from under-12 up to under-21 level. He enjoyed his first success at adult level when he was part of the Toomevera team that won the Tipperary IHC title in 1984. King later won three successive Tipperary SHC medals from 1992 to 1994.[1] The second of these victories was later converted into a Munster Club SHC title, before later losing the 1994 All-Ireland club final to Sarsfields.[2][3] King added further Tipperary SHC titles to his collection in 1998 and 1999, before ending his career back with the club's intermediate team.[4][5][6]

King never played at minor or under-21 levels with Tipperary, however, his performances at club level resulted in a call-up to the senior team for the 1986 season. He was later dropped from the panel but earned a recall in 1994 and won a National League medal on the field of play that year.[7] King made his only Munster SHC appearance in a defeat by Clare that season.[8]

In retirement from playing, King became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as a selector at various times with the Toomevara senior team, including during the club's Tipperary SHC-winning season in 2004.[9][10]

Honours

Player

Toomevara
Tipperary

Management

Toomevara

References

  1. ^ "3 in a Row after a 32 Year Gap". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ "In the last 11 finals between 1992 and 2002, Toomevara and Thurles Sarsfield have competed in nine of them. Toomevara were in eight winning seven while Sarsfields have appeared in four finals finishing runners up in all". Irish Independent. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Sunday is Toome day". Irish Independent. 3 December 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Toomevara prove tidier". Irish Times. 2 November 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Toomevara win title in style". Irish Times. 11 October 1999. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Toomevara". Irish Independent. 30 May 2002. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Waterford profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Tipp teams: 1990-1999". Premier View website. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Toome cut ties with Dooley". Hogan Stand. 22 August 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Plenty of managerial movement as County Leagues get underway". The Nenagh Guardian. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.