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Jack Harding (hurler)

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Jack Harding
Personal information
Irish name Seán Hairdín
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born (1933-06-23)23 June 1933
Curracloe, County Wexford, Ireland
Died 2 July 2020(2020-07-02) (aged 87)
Curracloe, County Wexford, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Shelmaliers
Club titles
Wexford titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1959–1960
Wexford 4 (0–01)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

John Harding (23 June 1933 – 2 July 2020) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with the Shelmaliers club and was an All-Ireland Championship winner with the Wexford senior hurling team in 1960.

Playing career

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Born in Curracloe, Harding first played hurling with his local Shelmaliers club, winning a county junior championship medal in 1954.[1] After lining out at midfield for the Wexford junior team, he was drafted onto the senior team as full-forward for the 1960 Leinster Championship. Harding claimed a Leinster Championship medal that season before later winning an All-Ireland Championship medal after Wexford's shock win over Tipperary in the final. After a short-lived inter-county career, Harding continued to line out with Shelmaliers, with whom he won a second junior county championship title in 1966.

Death

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Harding died at his home in Curracloe on 2 July 2020.[2][3] His wife predeceased him in 2005 and he was survived by his eight children.

Honours

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Shelmaliers
Wexford

References

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  1. ^ "A Brief History of the Shelmalier GAA Club". Shelmaliers GAA website. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. ^ Moran, Seán (2 July 2020). "Wexford All-Ireland winner Jack Harding dies aged 87". Irish Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ Moran, Seán (4 July 2020). "Wexford 1960 All-Ireland winner passes away". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 4 July 2020.