Dónal O'Grady
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| Native name | Dónall Ó Gráda (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1953 Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Retired school principal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel J. O'Grady (born 31 December 1953), known as Dónal O'Grady, is an Irish former hurler and manager. At club level he was a dual player with St. Finbarr's, while he was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.
O'Grady enjoyed a hugely successful club career with St. Finbarr's. A dual All-Ireland club medal-winner, he also won Munster club titles and a total of nine Cork county medals across both codes. As an inter-county full-back, O'Grady captained Cork to a National League title and won four Munster SHC medals, before crowning his career with an All-Ireland SHC victory in centenary year in 1984.
As a coach, O'Grady has been involved at all levels with the St. Finbarr's club. 20 years after winning an All-Ireland title as a player, he managed Cork to All-Ireland glory in 2005. O'Grady also took charge of Limerick as manager and joint-manager on two separate occasions.