John Francis Darcy (23 June 1898 – 28 January 1972) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team.

Jack Darcy
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Dorchaí
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born John Francis Darcy
(1898-06-23)23 June 1898
Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 28 January 1972(1972-01-28) (aged 73)
Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland
Occupation Engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
Nenagh Éire Óg
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1922-1926
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 1

Darcy made his first appearance for the team during the 1922 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1926 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and three Munster medals.[1][2]

At club level Darcy played with Nenagh Éire Óg.[citation needed]

His brother Mick was also an All-Ireland winner with Tipperary.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Tipperary GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2012.