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Downing made just two championship appearances for Cork. He left the panel after the
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1371:P. A. Murphy
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1123:J. O'Donovan
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444:. Retrieved
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396:the original
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1433:2012 deaths
1428:1946 births
1376:B. O'Keeffe
1262:G. McCarthy
1254:E. Philpott
1217:D. Coughlan
1201:J. O'Mahony
1084:B. O'Keeffe
1076:D. McCarthy
1068:C. Kelleher
972:G. McCarthy
823:E. Philpott
807:D. Coughlan
657:P. J. Kirby
626:C. McCarthy
594:T. F. Hayes
586:E. Philpott
546:B. O' Brien
260:All-Ireland
248:County Cork
130:Cork titles
124:Club titles
90:County Cork
74:County Cork
22:Jim Downing
1422:Categories
1343:J. Crowley
1327:J. Carroll
1309:J. Downing
1270:B. O'Neill
1113:J. McGrath
1096:J. Downing
1060:B. Honohan
1052:D. Sheehan
1004:J. O'Leary
980:J. O'Flynn
902:M. Buckley
855:B. O'Neill
815:J. Downing
775:J. Crowley
759:D. Kehilly
697:J. O'Brien
681:C. Crowley
610:B. O'Leary
570:J. Downing
378:References
33:Irish name
1386:M. Murphy
1366:Selectors
1301:Subs used
1230:K. Dillon
1185:B. Murphy
1177:B. Morgan
1118:C. Murphy
1091:Subs used
910:B. Fitton
799:J. Dunlea
783:D. Dineen
751:B. Morgan
673:R. Twomey
530:J. Cawley
514:T. Murphy
373:(1): 1964
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170:1967-1970
1391:T. Regan
1381:D. Owens
1294:F. Hayes
1238:M. Burke
1209:F. Cogan
1193:J. Lucey
1101:J. Allen
1044:T. Burke
1036:R. Evans
1020:M. Healy
996:A. Burke
894:R. Evans
878:C. Roche
870:Sub used
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791:F. Cogan
767:J. Lucey
689:J. Barry
665:R. Evans
633:Sub used
602:C. Roche
578:J. Cogan
522:R. Kelly
242:Born in
179:2 (0-00)
58:Midfield
54:Position
1396:Trainer
1278:É. Ryan
538:P. Lyne
446:14 July
424:30 July
402:30 July
292:Honours
267:Munster
256:Munster
96:Club(s)
158:County
355:(sub)
351:(1):
324:Beara
302:Urhan
279:Urhan
275:Beara
244:Urhan
230:Irish
154:Years
118:Beara
114:Urhan
101:Years
86:Urhan
70:Urhan
46:Sport
448:2014
426:2014
404:2014
353:1967
343:Cork
297:Team
269:and
237:Cork
175:Cork
105:Club
80:Died
67:1946
64:Born
210:NFL
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