About John Kidney
Born 1872. John Kidney was a hurler.
John Kidney (born 30 June 1871) was an Irish hurler who played as a left half-back for the Cork senior team.
Kidney made his first appearance for the team during the 1891 championship and was a regular member of the starting seventeen until his retirement after the 1897 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.
At club level Kidney won multiple county club championship medalist with Blackrock.
His brother, Dinny Kidney, was also an All-Ireland medalist with Cork.
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Irish hurler
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John Kidney was born in 1872 in Blackrock.
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