Buckley, Connie "Sonny"
January 31, 2009
The late Connie "Sonny" Buckley
The death has taken place of former Cork hurler Connie "Sonny" Buckley, the oldest surviving All-Ireland winning captain.
Born in 1916, he played minor for the county in 1933, and although his senior career largely coincided with a barren spell for the county, he captained Cork from centre forward to the first of the four-in-a-row in 1941, and also featured in the 1939 Thunder and Lightning final defeat by Kilkenny.
A member of Glen Rovers, he played for Cork with clubmates Din Joe Buckley, his brother, and Jack Lynch, both of whom were members of all four winning teams, 1941-44.
- January 2009
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