Jim Morrison

James Finbarr Morrison (1 July 1923 – 30 August 1994) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward at senior level for the Cork county team. Morrison made his first appearance for the team during the 1944 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for just one season. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal. At club level Morrison was a one-time county senior championship medalist with St Finbarr's. Playing career Club Morrison played his club hurling with St Finbarr's and had much success. He first played for the famous "Barr's" club in the minor grade and collected three successive championship medals in that grade between 1939 and 1941. In 1942 Morrison played in his first senior county final with "the Barr's". Ballincollig, a team who had defeated nine-in-a-row hopefuls Glen Rovers in the semi-final, provided the opposition. St Finbarr's made no mistake and powered to a 5–7 to 2-2. It was Morrison's sole championship medal with the club. Inter-county Morrison first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team in 1941. He won a Munster medal that year following a 4–6 to 3–3 defeat of Tipperary. He later lined out in an All-Ireland decider against Kilkenny. A 5–2 to 2–2 score line gave Cork the victory and gave Morrison an All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship medal.