Tony O'Shaughnessy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tónaí Ó Seacnasaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
6 July 1930 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
15 December 2006 (aged 76) Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Occupation | Travelling salesman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Finbarr's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 2 | 1 | |
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1952–1957 | Cork | 15 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:54, 13 April 2015. | |||
Anthony O'Shaughnessy (6 July 1930 – 15 December 2006) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back at senior level for the Cork county team.
Born in Cork, O'Shaughnessy arrived on the inter-county scene at 22 when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his debut during the 1952 championship. O'Shaughnessy immediately became a regular member of the team and won three All-Ireland medals, three Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on several occasions O'Shaughnessy won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he won a combined total of three championship medals as a dual player with St Finbarr's.
Throughout his career O'Shaughnessy made 15 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1957 championship.
In retirement from playing O'Shaughnessy became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector with Cork's All-Ireland-winning team in 1966.