Waterford hurling legend Johnny O’Connor dies, aged 82, after brief illness

DÉISE gaeldom is mourning the passing of one of Waterford’s greatest ever hurlers.

Johnny O’Connor, a native of Abbeyside, only one of two survivors of the Waterford team that won the All-Ireland senior hurling title for an historic first time in 1948, died peacefully at his home in Ballysheehan in North Cork yesterday morning after a brief illness.

Aged 82 his death leaves 92 year old Andy Fleming as the sole survivor of that historic winning team of 62 years ago.