John T. Power

John T. Power

Personal information
Irish name	Seán T. de Paor
Sport	Hurling
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	14 April 1883 Piltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	1 February 1982 (aged 98) Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation	Farmer
Club(s)
Years	Club
1900s-1920s	Piltown / Mooncoin
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1907-1925	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	6
All-Irelands	4

John T. Power (14 April 1883 – 1 February 1982) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team.

Power made his first appearance for the team during the 1907 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for well over a decade. He made his final appearance when he was recalled briefly for the 1925 championship. During that time Power won four All-Ireland medals and six Leinster medals. He also won a Railway Shield medal with Leinster. He has the unique distinction of becoming the first hurling goalkeeper to win three consecutive All Ireland medals in a row in 1911, 1912 and 1913.

At club level Power played with Piltown, however, it was with Mooncoin that he won two county championship medals.

Following the death of Larry Flaherty in 1979, Power became the oldest living All-Ireland medal winner. His lifetime spanned the entire history of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

The Power Villas housing estate in Main Street, Piltown, County Kilkenny was named in his honour and was built on the site of his former residence a short few years after his death in 1982.

Honours

Team

Mooncoin

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1913, 1916
  • Runners-Up (0):

Piltown

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship **Runners-Up (2): 1904, 1910

Kilkenny

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1907, 1911, 1912, 1913
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913