Connie Buckley
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| Native name | Conchuir Ó Buachalla (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Sonny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 January 2009 (aged 93) Blackpool, Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Ford Motor Co. employee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connie "Sonny" Buckley (24 November 1915 – 27 January 2009) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Cork senior team.
Buckley made his first appearance for the team during the 1934 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1941 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, one Munster medal and two National League medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Buckley captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1941.
At club level Buckley was an eight-time county club championship medalist with Glen Rovers.
His brother Din Joe won five All-Ireland medals and a third brother, Jack, was an All-Ireland medalist as a non-playing substitute in 1942.