Willie John Ring
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
1917 Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
11 October 2008 (aged 91) Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Cloyne → Imokilly | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1940 | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
William John Ring (1917 – 11 October 2008) was an Irish hurler, trainer and administrator. At club level he played with Cloyne, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with various Cork teams.
Playing career[edit]
Ring played minor and junior hurling with the Cloyne club, winning back-to-back East Cork JHC medals in 1938 and 1939 and Cork JHC medal in the latter year. In the same period, he lined out with divisional side Imokilly. Ring was a member of the Cork junior hurling team in the 1930s and played with the senior team in the Oireachtas Cup in 1940. A serious knee injury curtailed his playing career.[1][2]
Post-playing career[edit]
Ring was a long-time trainer and selector of Cloyne teams which won multiple East Cork JHC titles across three decades, as well as a Cork JHC title in 1961 and Cork IHC titles in 1966 and 1970. He also served as a trainer and selector with the Imokilly team. Ring was also Cloyne chairman on two separate occasions and was club president for 30 years.[3]
Personal life and death[edit]
Ring was born in Cloyne, County Cork 1917. His brother, Christy Ring, won eight All-Ireland SHC medals and is regarded by many as one of the greatest players of all time.[4][5][6] His son, Paddy Ring, also played at various levels with Cork.[7]
Ring died on 11 October 2008, at the age of 91.[8]
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
- Cloyne
Management[edit]
- Cloyne
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1966, 1970
- Cork Junior Hurling Championship: 1961
- East Cork Junior Hurling Championship: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1976
References[edit]
- ^ "Gaelic Games: Where legend of Ring was forged". The Sunday Times. 29 February 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "GAA Mourning for another of the legendary Rings of Cloyne". Evening Echo. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (31 October 2004). "Brothers born to hurl". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Torpey, Michael (March 2010). "The greatest hurler ever". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "16 for 16: The most important Irish athletes of the last 100 years - Christy Ring". The 42. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ Moran, Seán (27 December 1999). "Century's Best: Hurler". Irish Times. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Cork GAA mourns passing of club greats from Cloyne, Killeagh and St Nick's". Echo Live. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "The death has occurred of Willie John RING". rip.ie. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2023.