Teddy McCarthy played senior level midfield for the Cork county football and hurling teams from 1 July 1965 to 6 June 2023. He was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. McCarthy competed for the Cork senior hurling and football teams for an entire eleven-year senior inter-county playing career, participating in both sports and earning significant accolades. He is the only player who plays both football and hurling who has ever won both senior All-Ireland medals in the same season. McCarthy started playing football for Cork’s senior team in 1985.
He won six Munster medals, one All-Star, and two All-Ireland medals between that time and 1996. In his ten-year career, McCarthy won two All-Ireland medals, three Munster medals, and one National Hurling League medal with the Cork senior hurlers. McCarthy represented Sarsfields and Glanmire in club competition.
Teddy McCarthy obituary
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