Seán Foley

Seán Foley (born 29 October 1949) is an Irish retired hurler whose league and championship career as a left wing-back with the Limerick senior team spanned thirteen seasons from 1970 to 1983.

Seán Foley

Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Foghlú
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-back
Born	(1949-10-29) 29 October 1949 (age 73) London, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation	Hospital supplies officer
Club(s)
Years	Club
1966-1991	Patrickswell
Club titles
Limerick titles	11
Munster titles	2
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1970-1983	Limerick	32 (0-11)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	4
All-Irelands	1
NHL	1
All Stars	1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:24, 1 October 2016.

Born in London, England, Foley was introduced to hurling when his family relocated to Patrickswell, County Limerick. His father, John Foley, was an All-Ireland medal winner in the junior grade with Limerick in 1941. Foley enjoyed All-Ireland success with the CBS Sexton Street team in 1966, while simultaneously joining the Patrickswell senior team.^[1] In a club career that spanned 25 years he won two Munster medals and eleven county senior championship medals. Foley was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

Foley enjoyed an unsuccessful underage career at minor and under-21 levels with Limerick before making his senior debut during the 1970-71 league. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons he won one All-Ireland medal as Limerick won the title after a long absence in 1973.^[2] Foley also won four Munster medals, one National Hurling League medal and was chosen as an All-Star in 1973. He played his last game for Limerick in June 1983.^{[citation needed]}

Foley was chosen on the Munster inter-provincial team for four consecutive years between 1972 and 1975, however, he failed to win a Railway Cup medal.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Team	Season	Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Limerick	1971	3	0-02	0	0-00	3	0-02
	1972	1	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00
	1973	2	0-00	2	0-00	4	0-00
	1974	2	0-00	1	0-00	3	0-00
	1975	3	0-00	0	0-00	3	0-00
	1976	2	0-02	0	0-00	2	0-02
	1977	1	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00
	1978	2	0-03	0	0-00	2	0-03
	1979	3	0-01	0	0-00	3	0-01
	1980	2	0-01	1	0-00	3	0-01
	1981	3	0-01	1	0-00	4	0-01
	1982	1	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00
	1983	2	0-01	0	0-00	2	0-01
Total		27	0-11	5	0-00	32	0-11

Honours

CBS Sexton Street

• Dr. Croke Cup (1): 1966
• Dr. Harty Cup (3): 1965, 1966, 1967

Patrickswell

• Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1988, 1990
• Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (11): 1966, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990

Limerick

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1973
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1973, 1974 (c), 1980 (c), 1981
• National Hurling League (1): 1970-71

References

1. "Ardscoil Ris one final step from the top". Limerick Leader. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
2. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (20 May 2013). "Bennis recalls the heroes of '73". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2016.