Texaco Hurler of the Year

The Texaco Hurler of the Year was a hurling award, created in 1958, that honoured the achievements of a hurler of outstanding excellence. The award was part of the Texaco Sportstars Awards, in which Irish sportspeople from all fields were honoured.

The award was presented annually to the hurler considered to have performed the best over the previous year in the Hurling Championship. Voting for the award was undertaken by a select group of journalists from television and the print media. The award itself, standing 14 inches high, was one of the most coveted, prestigious and sought-after accolades in Irish sport.

This award was distinct from the All Stars Hurler of the Year, awarded by the GAA since 1995, as part of the GAA All Stars Awards.

The award was discontinued in 2012 after Texaco withdrew their sponsorship.^[1]

Recipients

Year	Player	County	Club	Notes
2012	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Third win
2011	Michael Fennelly	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks
2010	Lar Corbett	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields	[2]
2009	Tommy Walsh	Kilkenny	Tullaroan
2008	Eoin Larkin	Kilkenny	James Stephens
2007	Dan Shanahan	Waterford	Lismore	Did not win the All-Ireland
2006	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Second win
2005	Jerry O'Connor	Cork	Newtownshandrum
2004	Seán Óg Ó hAilpín	Cork	Na Piarsaigh
2003	J. J. Delaney	Kilkenny	Fenians
2002	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks
2001	Tommy Dunne	Tipperary	Toomevara
2000	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	Young Irelands	Second win
1999	Brian Corcoran	Cork	Erin's Own	Second win
1998	Brian Whelahan	Offaly	Birr	Second Win
1997	Jamesie O'Connor	Clare	St Josephs Doora-Barefield
1996	Larry O'Gorman	Wexford	Faythe Harriers
1995	Seánie McMahon	Clare	St.Josephs Doora-Barefield
1994	Brian Whelahan	Offaly	Birr	Did not win an All-Star
1993	D.J. Carey	Kilkenny	Young Irelands
1992	Brian Corcoran	Cork	Erin's Own	Did not win the All-Ireland
1991	Pat Fox	Tipperary	Éire Óg
1990	Tony O'Sullivan	Cork	Na Piarsaigh
1989	Nicky English	Tipperary	Lattin-Cullen
1988	Tony Keady	Galway	Kilimordaly
1987	Joe Cooney	Galway	Sarsfield's
1986	Ger Cunningham	Cork	St. Finbarr's
1985	Eugene Coughlan	Offaly	Seir Kieran
1984	John Fenton	Cork	Midleton
1983	Frank Cummins	Kilkenny	Blackrock
1982	Noel Skehan	Kilkenny	Bennettsbridge
1981	Pat Delaney	Offaly	Kinnitty	Did not win an All-Star
1980	Joe Connolly	Galway	Castlegar
1979	Ger Henderson	Kilkenny	Fenians
1978	John Horgan	Cork	Blackrock
1977	Denis Coughlan	Cork	Glen Rovers
1976	Tony Doran	Wexford	Buffers Alley	Did not win the All-Ireland
1975	Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien	Kilkenny	James Stephens
1974	Pat Henderson	Kilkenny	Fenians
1973	Éamonn Grimes	Limerick	South Liberties
1972	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	Rower-Inistioge
1971	Michael 'Babs' Keating	Tipperary	Ballybacon-Grange
1970	Pat McDonnell	Cork	Inniscarra
1969	Ted Carroll	Kilkenny	Lisdowney
1968	Dan Quigley	Wexford	Rathnure
1967	Ollie Walsh	Kilkenny	Thomastown
1966	Justin McCarthy	Cork	Passage
1965	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields
1964	John Doyle	Tipperary	Holycross-Ballycahill
1963	Séamus Cleere	Kilkenny	Bennettsbridge
1962	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	Burgess-Youghlarra
1961	Liam Devaney	Tipperary	Borris-Ileigh
1960	Nick O'Donnell	Wexford	Ferns St. Aidans
1959	Christy Ring	Cork	Glen Rovers	Did not win the All-Ireland
1958	Tony Wall	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields

References

1. Wattersson, Johnny. "Star sponsors put tuxedos away after 54 years". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
2. "2010 Texaco Sportstars of the Year". Irish Independent. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2010-11-10.