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Vivian Cobbe
Personal information
Irish name Béibhinn Mac Cobb
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1934
Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nickname Meteorological assistant
Club(s)
Years Club
St. Patrick's
Club titles
Limerick titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

Vivian G. Cobbe (born 1934) is an Irish retired hurler who played at club level with St. Patrick's, at inter-county level with Limerick and at inter-provincial level with Munster.

Career

From the St. Patrick's club, Cobbe first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Limerick junior team that overcame London to win the 1955 All-Ireland Junior Championship. Promotion to the senior side followed, with Cobbe lining out in the forwards when Limerick surprised Clare to win the 1955 Munster Championship.[1] The team, labelled "Mackey's Greyhounds" after their trainer Mick Mackey, were subsequently beaten by eventual champions Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final.[2] Cobbe continued playing for Limerick until the 1960s, by which time he had also won two Railway Cup medals with Munster.

Honours

Limerick
Munster

References

  1. ^ Rouse, Paul (17 August 2018). "Mackey, Limerick, and the decade when Hollywood documented the glories of hurling for US cinema". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Farewell Mick". Gorey Guardian. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2021.