Jimmy Barry Murphy will go down as one of the great players the GAA has ever seen.
An icon in both codes for club and county, and one who would also deliver as manager, he has left an amazing legacy.
If you think you know the St Finbarr’s man well enough, test yourself in this quiz — and don’t forget to share with your friends to see how they fare.
Between hurling and football, how many senior Munster titles did JBM win with Cork?
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With St Finbarr’s, how many senior All-Ireland titles did JBM win across both codes?
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In what year did he manage the Cork hurlers to a senior All-Ireland?
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JBM's son, Brian, won two international caps with Ireland Under-21s and was appointed manager of which Football League club in 2019?
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JBM'S final game as manager came in 2015, a 12-point defeat to Galway in which stadium?
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Jimmy won his first senior All-Ireland medal after scoring 2-1 in a 3-17 to 2-13 victory over Galway to end a 28-year drought for the county's footballers — in which year?
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JBM was how old when winning that first All-Ireland SFC title?
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How many times did JBM captain Cork in senior All-Ireland hurling finals?
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How many All-Ireland hurling finals did JBM win as Cork captain?
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In the 1983 All-Ireland semi-final against Galway, JBM scored one of the greatest goals in the history of hurling when he doubled which player’s delivery to the back of the net?
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JBM was a member of the Cork hurling team that clinched the All-Ireland treble between 1976-78 — who did they beat in the last of those finals?
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JBM managed Cork to the 2014 Munster title in the last major GAA match at Páirc Uí Chaoimh before a €70 million redevelopment, against which county?
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Jimmy retired from the Cork senior team after winning the All-Ireland final in which season?
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How many senior championship goals did he score between both codes in 57 appearances?
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JBM’s father-in-a-law set the record for youngest ever All-Ireland-winning captain in 1943 — but which of the following men was it?
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In what year was JBM inducted into the GAA Hall Of Fame?
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In Jimmy's first championship match as Cork manager in 1996, the Rebels surrendered an unbeaten home record that had run for how many years?
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The day after scoring 1-4 for The Barrs in the 1975 All-Ireland SHC club final win over Fenians, JBM scored how many goals for Munster in their Railway Cup football final win over Ulster?
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JBM won a league hurling and football double in which season?
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JBM won seven All Stars, but how many were for hurling?
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JBM shares the record for 10 Munster SHC titles alongside which other legend of the game?
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