Michael Fleming (1933 – 23 December 2024) was an Irish hurler. At club level, he played with St Senan's and at inter-county level played for Kilkenny at various levels.
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| Born | 24th November 1933 [Kilmacow], County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 December 2024 (aged 91) Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10[1] in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editFleming first played hurling at club level with St Senan's. He won a Kilkenny JHC medal in 1956 following a 6-09 to 4-06 defeat of St Finbarr's, Castleinch in the final.[2]
At inter-county level, Fleming first played for Kilkenny as a member of the junior team. He won a Leinster JHC medal before later lining out in Kilkenny's 5-02 to 2-08 defeat of London in the 1956 All-Ireland junior final.[3][4] Fleming made his senior team debut in a National Hurling League game against Waterford in March 1956. He was later dropped from the team but recalled in October 1957 and won back-to-back Leinster SHC medals in 1958 and 1959.[5] Fleming lined out at centre-forward when Kilkenny were beaten by Waterford in the 1959 All-Ireland final replay.[6]
Death
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editReferences
edit- ↑ "Rest of the Kilkenny players". Irish Press. 4 September 1959. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "Club Titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ↑ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ "Three classic All-Ireland SHC final replays". GAA website. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "The death has occurred of MICHAEL FLEMING". rip.ie website. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "Tributes to well-known former Kilkenny hurler who has died". Kilkenny Live. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.