Joe Bannon

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Joseph Bannon (25 April 1894 - 4 February 1975) was an Irish hurler. Usually lining out as a corner-back, he was a member of the Dublin county team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1924 and 1927.^[1]

Key Information

Personal information
Native name	Seosamh Ó Banáin (Irish)
Born	(1895-03-10)10 March 1895 Ballycahill, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died	4 February 1975(1975-02-04) (aged 79) Arbour Hill, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	ESB employee
Sport
Sport	Hurling
Position	Right corner-back
Club Years Club Faughs Young Irelands Inter-county Years County 1923–1934 Dublin Inter-county titles Leinster titles 3 All-Irelands 2
Club
Years	Club
	Faughs Young Irelands
Inter-county
Years	County
1923–1934	Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	2
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Bannon enjoyed a lengthy career as a full-back with the Faughs and Young Irelands clubs in Dublin, winning several championship medals.

After being selected for the Dublin senior team in 1923, Bannon was a regular member of the team for much of the next decade. He won his first Leinster medal in 1924 before later winning his first All-Ireland medal after Dublin's defeat of Galway in the final. Bannon won a second set of Leinster and All-Ireland medals in 1927 before winning his third and final provincial title at the age of forty in 1934.

Bannon died on 4 February 1975.