Derry Beckett

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Derry Beckett was an Irish sportsperson. He played both hurling and football with Cork in the 1940s.

Derry Beckett is one of only fifteen dual players to have won All-Ireland medals in both hurling and football. His sporting exploits began in 1942 when he won a Munster Hurling Championship medal with the great Cork side of the decade. In the subsequent All-Ireland final against Dublin Beckett, who was playing in the left corner-forward position, scored a crucial goal to seal the victory for Cork. It was Cork’s second All-Ireland victory in a run of four.

Three years later in 1945 Beckett won a Munster Football Championship medal with the Cork senior football team. Cork subsequently defeated Cavan in the All-Ireland final, giving Beckett, who was playing at left corner-forward once again, an All-Ireland football medal to add to his collection.

v • d • e Cork - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1942 (13th title) 1 N. Porter | 2 W. 'Long Puck' Murphy | 3 B. Thornhill | 4 C. Murphy | 5 A. Lotty | 6 D.J. Buckley | 7 J. Young | 8 J. Lynch (Capt.) | 9 P. O'Donovan | 10 C. Ring | 11 S. Condon | 12 M. Kennefick | 13 C. Tobin | 14 J. Quirke | 15 D. Beckett | Subs: J. Buttimer

v • d • e Cork - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1945 (3rd title) 1 M. O'Driscoll | 2 D. Magnier | 3 P. 'Weeshie' Murphy | 4 C. Crone | 5 P. Cronin | 6 T. Crowley (Capt.) | 7 D. Connors | 8 É. Young | 9 F. O'Donovan | 10 N. Casey | 11 H. O'Neill | 12 M. Tubridy | 13 J. Lynch | 14 J. Cronin | 15 D. Beckett | Sub: J. Ahern