Frank Cummins (Kilkenny hurler), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Irish hurler, born 1947
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Place of Birth: Knocktopher, Leinster, Ireland
About Frank Cummins (Kilkenny hurler)
- Frank Cummins (born 9 November 1947) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.Born in Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Cummins first played competitive Gaelic games whilst at school in Belcamp College.
- He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.
- He made his senior debut in the 1966 Oireachtas Cup.
- Cummins went on to play a key part for Kilkenny for almost two decades, and won eight All-Ireland medals, nine Leinster medals and three National Hurling League medals.
- He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Cummins won six Railway Cup medals.
- At club level he began his career with Knocktoper before later joining Blackrock with whom he won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and six championship medals. Throughout his career Cummins made 49 championship appearances.
- His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat in the 1985 championship. Cummins is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game.
- Throughout his career he won four All-Star awards as well as Texaco Hurler of the Year in 1983.
- He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at midfield on the Kilkenny Hurling Team of the Century in 2000.
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