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Mick Crotty is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club James Stephens and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1970s.
[edit] Playing career
Crotty first tasted hurling success at club level when he was studying at University College Cork. He won a senior county title in Cork in 1969 with UCC. Later that year he won a senior county title with James Stephens in Kilkenny. In 1975 he won a second Kilkenny county medal. This was later quickly converted into a Leinster club title and a coveted All-Ireland club title. 1976 saw Crotty add another county medal to his collection, however, ‘the Village’ club lost their provincial and All-Ireland titles. Five years later in 1981 he won a final county medal. Once again this victory was converted into another set of Leinster and All-Ireland club titles.
[edit] Inter-county
Crotty first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with Kilkenny in the laye 1960s. He won an Oireachtas title with the county in 1969, however, it would be another few years before he became a regular member of the team. In 1972 Crotty won his first Leinster title. This was later converted into a first All-Ireland title as Kilkenny defeated Cork in a classic final. A second Leinster medal followed in 1973, however, ‘the Cats’ were later defeated by Limerick in the subsequent All-Ireland final. Kilkenny were back in 1974 with Crotty adding a third consecutive Leinster medal to his collection. He later won his second All-Ireland medal as Kilkenny gained revenge on Limerick by defeating them in the championship decider. In 1975 Crotty claimed a fourth Leinster medal, before winning his third All-Ireland medal following a victory over surprise finalists Galway. Kilkenny lost their provincial crown in 1976, however, Crotty did add a National Hurling League medal to his collection earlier in the year. ‘The Cats’ bounced back in 1978 with Crotty winning a fifth provincial title. Unfortunately, his team were later defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland final, as ‘the Rebels’ completed the final leg of a three-in-a-row of championship titles. 1979 saw Kilkenny continue their dominance in Leinster with Crotty winning his sixth and final provincial title. He later collected his fourth and final All-Ireland medal as Kilkenny defeated Galway once again. Crotty also won a Railway Cup medal with Leinster in 1979 and retired from inter-county hurling shortly afterwards.
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1972 (18th title) |
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1974 (19th title) |
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1975 (20th title) |
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Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1979 (21st title) |
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