Daniel Buckley (born 1957)[citation needed] is an Irish former hurler who played at club level with Blackrock and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Playing career

Buckley first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Blackrock club. After being a part of the inaugural Féile na nGael-winning team in 1971, he later enjoyed club championship successes at minor and under-21 levels.[1] As a member of the Blackrock senior team, he won an All-Ireland Club Championship medal in 1979.[2] At inter-county level, Buckley first appeared on the Cork team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship title in 1974, before later winning an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title in that grade in 1976.[3][4][5] He was drafted onto the Cork senior hurling team in 1979 and won a Munster Championship title as a substitute that year. Buckley was also a part of Cork's National Hurling League success in 1980 before later being released from the panel.

Honours

Blackrock
Cork

References

  1. ^ Carter, Plunkett (5 June 2019). "Féile special: Blackrock landed the first ever hurling title in 1971". Echo Live. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ Coughlan, John (13 April 2020). "The Leeside legends series: Tom Cashman was a real stylist for Cork and Blackrock". Echo Live. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Under-21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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