John Bennett

John Bennett (1934 – 10 August 2016) was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned eight years from 1960 to 1968. Born in Douglas on the south side of Cork city, Bennett moved from Douglas GAA to Blackrock GAA club in his youth, and he subsequently joined the Blackrock senior team. At club level, he won two Cork Senior Hurling Championship medals with Blackrock. As a Gaelic footballer he played with St Michael's of Blackrock, before finishing his club career with Douglas. Bennett made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was added to the Cork senior panel for the 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Over the next few years, he found it difficult to establish himself on the team, however, by 1966 he was a regular in the forward line. Bennett won a set of All-Ireland and Munster hurling medals that year. He played his last game for Cork in July 1968. In 1965, Bennett lined out with the Munster inter-provincial team, however, he never won a Railway Cup medal.