Joe Dunphy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Ó Donnchaidh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1944 Dunmore Road, Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Mooncoin | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1964–1966 | Kilkenny | 5 (2–3) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:11, 4 January 2014. | |||
Joseph Dunphy (born 1944) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Waterford, Dunphy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel after the 1964 championship. Dunphy immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won one Leinster medal and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Dunphy won one Railway Cup medal as a non-playing substitute. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with Mooncoin.
Dunphy's father, Eddie, his uncles, Joe, William and Wattie, and his brother, Dick, all played for Kilkenny at different stages.
Throughout his career Dunphy made 5 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1967 championship.
In retirement from playing Dunphy became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector with the Kilkenny All-Ireland-winning minor team in 2003.