Ken McGrath
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| Native name | Cionnaith Mac Craith (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Mac | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 1978 Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Coffee Business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ken McGrath (born 20 February 1978) is an Irish hurler and hurling selector who played as a centre-back for the Waterford senior team. He joined the team in 1996 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement in 2011.
Son of former hurler Pat and older brother of former player Eoin, McGrath was a stalwart on the Waterford team for more than a decade. He has won four Munster winners' medals, one National League winners' medal and three All-Star awards. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level McGrath is a Munster medalist with Mount Sion. In addition to this he has also won six county club championship medals.
McGrath has also served as a selector with the Waterford senior hurling management team.