Texaco Hurler of the Year

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The Texaco Hurler of the Year is a hurling award, created in 1958, that honours the achievements of a hurler of outstanding excellence. The award is part of the Texaco Sportstars Awards, in which Irish sportspeople from all fields are honoured.

The award is presented annually to the hurler considered to have performed the best over the previous year in the Hurling Championship. Voting for the award is undertaken by a select group of journalists from television and the print media. The award itself, standing 14 inches high, is one of the most coveted, prestigious and sought-after accolades in Irish sport.

[edit] Recipients

Year	Player	County	Club	Notes
2007	Dan Shanahan	Waterford	Lismore
2006	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Second win
2005	Jerry O'Connor	Cork	Newtownshandrum
2004	Seán Óg Ó hAilpín	Cork	Na Piarsaigh
2003	J. J. Delaney	Kilkenny	Fenians
2002	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks
2001	Tommy Dunne	Tipperary	Toomevara
2000	D.J. Carey	Kilkenny	Young Irelands	Second win
1999	Brian Corcoran	Cork	Erin's Own	Second win
1998	Brian Whelahan	Offaly	Birr
1997	Jamesie O'Connor	Clare	St.Josephs Doora-Barefield
1996	Larry O'Gorman	Wexford	Faythe Hariers
1995	Seánie McMahon	Clare	St.Josephs Doora-Barefield
1994	Brian Whelahan	Offaly	Birr	Did not win an All-Star
1993	D.J. Carey	Kilkenny	Young Irelands
1992	Brian Corcoran	Cork	Erin's Own
1991	Pat Fox	Tipperary	Éire Óg
1990	Tony O'Sullivan	Cork	Na Piarsaigh
1989	Nicky English	Tipperary	Lattin-Cullen
1988	Tony Keady	Galway	Kilimordaly
1987	Joe Cooney	Galway	Sarsfield's
1986	Ger Cunningham	Cork	St. Finbarr's
1985	Eugene Coughlan	Offaly	Tullamore
1984	John Fenton	Cork	Midleton
1983	Frank Cummins	Kilkenny	Blackrock
1982	Noel Skehan	Kilkenny	Bennettsbridge
1981	Pat Delaney	Offaly	Kinnitty	Did not win an All-Star
1980	Joe Connolly	Galway	Castlegar
1979	Ger Henderson	Kilkenny	Fenians
1978	John Horgan	Cork	Blackrock
1977	Denis Coughlan	Cork	Glen Rovers
1976	Tony Doran	Wexford	Buffer's Alley
1975	Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien	Kilkenny	James Stephens
1974	Pat Henderson	Kilkenny	Fenians
1973	Éamonn Grimes	Limerick	South Liberties
1972	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	Rower-Inistioge
1971	Michael 'Babs' Keating	Tipperary	Ballybacon-Grange
1970	Pat McDonnell	Cork	Iniscara
1969	Ted Carroll	Kilkenny
1968	Dan Quigley	Wexford	Rathnure
1967	Ollie Walsh	Kilkenny	Thomastown
1966	Justin McCarthy	Cork	Passage
1965	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields
1964	John Doyle	Tipperary	Holycross-Ballycahill
1963	Séamus Cleere	Kilkenny	Bennettsbridge
1962	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	Burgess-Youghlarra
1961	Liam Devaney	Tipperary	Borris-Ileigh
1960	Nick O'Donnell	Wexford	St. Aidan's
1959	Christy Ring	Cork	Glen Rovers
1958	Tony Wall	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields

Gaelic games Awards
Football		Hurling
All Star team of the year	All Stars	All Star team of the year
All Stars Footballer of the Year		All Stars Hurler of the Year
All Stars Young Footballer of the Year		All Stars Young Hurler of the Year
GPA team of the year	GPA Awards	GPA team of the year
GPA Footballer of the year		GPA Hurler of the year
Texaco Footballer of the Year	Texaco Awards	Texaco Hurler of the Year