How Christy Ring became hurling s reluctant superstar
Updated / Monday, 14 Dec 2020
16:02
Christy Ring established himself as the greatest hurler of the modern age during a career that stretched over an astonishing 25 years
Analysis: perhaps the Corkman s greatest achievement is the regard with which he was held beyond the county
As long as there is hurling, there will be arguments over who is the greatest hurler. As long as these arguments happen, Christy Ring of Glen Rovers and Cork will be mentioned. However, the constant homages to Ring goes against the nature of the man himself, the game s reluctant superstar.
Ring established himself as the greatest hurler of the modern age during an extraordinary career that stretched over an astonishing 25 years. Known locally as the rock of Cloyne, he joined Glen Rovers in 1941 and played well into his forties. His first taste of Croke Park was with the Cork minors in 1938 and his final appearance there was with the county seniors i