John Lyons (hurler)

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John Lyons was an Irish sportsperson who played hurling with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s.

Lyons first came to prominence with the Cork senior hurlers in the early 1950s. He won his first Munster title as a full-back in 1952. Lyons later collected his first All-Ireland medal following a victory over Dublin in the championship decider. Cork continued their winning ways in 1953 with Lyons adding a National Hurling League medal to his collection. He later collected his second Munster title before later winning a second All-Ireland medal, following Cork’s defeat of Galway in one of the dirtiest All-Ireland finals ever. In 1954 Cork made it three-in-a-row by capturing another set of Munster and All-Ireland titles. Once again Lyons played a key role at full-back in helping Cork to maintain this dominance. Cork lost their provincial crown in 1955, however, the following year he won a fourth Munster title in five years. Lyons’s side were later defeated by Wexford in the All-Ireland final.

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v • d • e Cork - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1952 (17th title) 1 D. Creedon | 2 G. O'Riordan | 3 J. Lyons | 4 T. O'Shaughnessy | 5 M. Fuohy | 6 V. Twomey | 7 S. O'Brien | 8 J. Twomey | 9 G. Murphy | 10 W. Griffin | 11 W.J. Daly | 12 C. Ring | 13 P. Healy | 14 L. Dowling | 15 P. Barry (Capt.) | Subs: J. Lynam | M. O'Riordan

v • d • e Cork - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1953 (18th title) 1 D. Creedon | 2 G. O'Riordan | 3 J. Lyons | 4 T. O'Shaughnessy | 5 M. Fuohy | 6 D. Hayes | 7 V. Twomey | 8 J. Twomey | 9 G. Murphy | 10 W.J. Daly | 11 J. Hartnett | 12 C. Ring (Capt.) | 13 T. O'Sullivan | 14 L. Dowling | 15 P. Barry

v • d • e Cork - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1954 (19th title) 1 D. Creedon | 2 G. O'Riordan | 3 J. Lyons | 4 T. O'Shaughnessy | 5 M. Fuohy | 6 V. Twomey | 7 D. Hayes | 8 W. Moore | 9 G. Murphy | 10 W.J. Daly | 11 J. Hartnett | 12 C. Ring (Capt.) | 13 J. Clifford | 14 É. Goulding | 15 P. Barry