John 'Curtis' Murphy was an Irish sportsperson in the 1880s and 1890s who played hurling with the famous Blackrock club. Born in Cork Murphy first tasted success in 1887 when ‘the Rockies’ won the very first Cork Senior Hurling Championship, however, due to a dispute Blackrock were denied the chance to represent Cork in the very first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Two years later in 1889 Murphy captured two more county titles in 1889 and 1891, however, … Wikipedia
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