Cork mourns ‘icon’ Willie John Daly

Cork GAA is mourning the death yesterday at the age of 92 of legendary hurler Willie John Daly, who was the last surviving member of the three-in-a-row team of the 1950s who starred in the attack alongside Christy Ring.

The Carrigtwohill hero’s prowess as a gifted striker of the ball and prolific scorer earned him accolades at national level in the form of National League and Railway Cup medals and the respect of team-mates and opponents alike.

Born in 1925, he first achieved success at club level with Carrigtwohill, winning a county junior hurling medal against Cloughduv in 1948, following up with intermediate medals 12 months later against Newtownshandrum and again in 1950 against Shanballymore, when he had the honour of lifting the cup as captain.