Mick Kenefick
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| Native name | Micheál Ciniféic (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 July 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 December 1984 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Secondary school principal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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clubs, club.Michael Kenefick (14 July 1924 – 20 December 1984) was an Irish hurler, coach and administrator. At club level he played with St Finbarr's, while he was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.
Although cut short by injury, Kenefick had a successful career across various levels. A back-to-back Cork SHC-winner, he later won back-to-back All-Ireland SHC medals with Cork and a Railway Cup medal with Munster. Kenefick holds the record as the youngest player ever to captain an All-Ireland SHC-winning team.
As a coach, selector and chairman, Kenefick was involved at all levels with the St Finbarr's club. 30 years after his own playing career ended, he guided the club to two All-Ireland Club SHC titles.