icposition birth_date clcountyh code nhl club feet name occupation birth_place inches county sport allstars clcountyf icprovince counties icyears icallireland province article_title irish
centre-back 21 february 1956 0 hurling 1 bishopstown 6 johnny crowley sales representative enniskean , county cork , ireland 0 cork hurling 1 0 9 cork 1976 -- 1987 5 munster johnny crowley
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johnny crowley

johnny crowley -lrb- born 21 february 1956 -rrb- is an irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back with the cork senior team .
born in enniskean , county cork , crowley first excelled at hurling in his youth .
he arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the cork minor teams as a dual player , before later joining the cork under-21 hurling team .
he made his senior debut during the 1976 championship .
crowley enjoyed a decade-long career with cork and won five all-ireland medals , nine munster medals and one national hurling league medal .
he was an all-ireland runner-up on two occasions .
crowley also lined out with munster in the inter-provincial series , however , he never won a railway cup medal .
at club level he enjoyed a lengthy career with bishopstown .
throughout his inter-county career , crowley made 39 championship appearances for cork .
his retirement came following the conclusion of the 1987 championship .
in retirement from playing crowley became involved in team management and coaching .
as a selector under manager jimmy barry-murphy , he has helped guide cork to all-ireland , munster and national league successes .
crowley also served as manager of the bishopstown senior team .
