Willie John Ring
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-back
Born 1917
Cloyne,
County Cork, Ireland
Died 11 October 2008 (aged 91)
Cloyne,
County Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Cloyne
→ Imokilly
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1940
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

William John Ring (1917 – 11 October 2008) was an Irish hurler, trainer and administrator. At club level he played with Cloyne, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with various Cork teams.

Playing career

Ring played minor and junior hurling with the Cloyne club, winning back-to-back East Cork JHC medals in 1938 and 1939 and Cork JHC medal in the latter year. In the same period, he lined out with divisional side Imokilly. Ring was a member of the Cork junior hurling team in the 1930s and played with the senior team in the Oireachtas Cup in 1940. A serious knee injury curtailed his playing career.[1][2]

Post-playing career

Ring was a long-time trainer and selector of Cloyne teams which won multiple East Cork JHC titles across three decades, as well as a Cork JHC title in 1961 and Cork IHC titles in 1966 and 1970. He also served as a trainer and selector with the Imokilly team. Ring was also Cloyne chairman on two separate occasions and was club president for 30 years.[3]

Personal life and death

Ring was born in Cloyne, County Cork 1917. His brother, Christy Ring, won eight All-Ireland SHC medals and is regarded by many as one of the greatest players of all time.[4][5][6] His son, Paddy Ring, also played at various levels with Cork.[7]

Ring died on 11 October 2008, at the age of 91.[8]

Honours

Player

Cloyne

Management

Cloyne

References

  1. ↑ "Gaelic Games: Where legend of Ring was forged". The Sunday Times. 29 February 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "GAA Mourning for another of the legendary Rings of Cloyne". Evening Echo. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Crowe, Dermot (31 October 2004). "Brothers born to hurl". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Torpey, Michael (March 2010). "The greatest hurler ever". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "16 for 16: The most important Irish athletes of the last 100 years - Christy Ring". The 42. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Moran, Seán (27 December 1999). "Century's Best: Hurler". Irish Times. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Cork GAA mourns passing of club greats from Cloyne, Killeagh and St Nick's". Echo Live. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "The death has occurred of Willie John RING". rip.ie. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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