Background
BARRON, John was born on April 27, 1934 in Morley, Yorkshire. Son of George Barron and Leslie Barron.
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BARRON, John was born on April 27, 1934 in Morley, Yorkshire. Son of George Barron and Leslie Barron.
Clifton College Bristol and Balliol College Oxford.
He played hurling with his local club De Louisiana Salle and with the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1954 until 1964. Club
Barron played his club hurling with his local De Louisiana Salle club Inter-county
At this time, however, Tipperary and Cork were the kingpins of Munster hurling, with all the other counties only providing a supporting role.
Waterford later played Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final, however, victory went to the men from Leinster on that occasion.
Waterford were leading by six points with fifteen minutes left, however, the game ended 4–10 to 3–12. Once again Waterford lined out in the championship decider and once again Kilkenny provided the opposition.
The game ended in a draw, however, when the two sides met for the replay the men from Waterford made no mistake in defeating their near rivals and Barron collected a coveted All-Ireland medal. In 1963 he added a National Hurling League medal to his collection before winning a third Munster title.
Foreign the third successive time Kilkenny were Waterford"s opponents in the All-Ireland final, however, the men from the Déise came back from an 11-point deficit but were still beaten by "the Cats".
Barron retired from inter-county hurling in 1964. Inter-provincial
Barron also lined out with Munster in the inter-provincial hurling competition. John Barron died on 28 April 2008 aged 74.
Barron first came to prominence on the inter-county scene in the late 1950s as a member of the Waterford senior hurling team
Married Caroline M. Barron in 1962.