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{{Short description|Irish hurler}}
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{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| name = John Hodgins
| image = 
| irish = Seán Mac Hoisticín
| sport = Hurling
| icposition = Left corner-back
| clposition = 
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1961|8|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place=[[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
| occupation = Design manager
| clubs =
| club = [[St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club|St Finbarr's]]
| clapps(points) =
| clupdate =
| clyears = 1979-1988
| clcounty = 5
| clprovince= 1
| clallireland = 0
| county = Cork
| code= Hurling
| province = Munster
| colleges = [[CIT GAA|Cork Regional Technical College]]
| colyears = 1980-1984
| counties = [[Cork county hurling team|Cork]]
| icapps(points) = 9 (0-00)
| icyears = 1983-1986
| icprovince = 4
| icallireland = 2
| nhl = 0
| allstars = 0
| feet = 5
| inches = 9
| icupdate = 22:37, 22 December 2014
}}
'''John Hodgins''' (born 27 August 1961) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] former [[Hurling|hurler]] who played as a left corner-back at senior level for the [[Cork county hurling team|Cork county team]].

Born in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Hodgins first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the [[1983 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1983 championship]]. Hodgins subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won one [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal and three [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster]] medals.

At club level Hodgins is a five-time [[Cork Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] medallist with [[St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club|St Finbarr's]].

Throughout his inter-county career, Hodgins made 9 championship appearances for Cork. His retirement came following the conclusion of the [[1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1986 championship]].

In retirement from playing Hodgins became involved in team management and coaching, Hodgins has been managing teams since he was 14 years of age. In 2011 he was appointed as a selector with the Cork under-21 team before later taking over as coach.

Hodgins is currently living in Rochestown, Cork with his wife Kay, daughter Karen and sons Sean and Hodge.

==Playing career==
===Club===
Hodgins was just out of the minor grade when he became a regular in defence with the [[St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club|St Finbarr's]] senior hurling team in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stfinbarrsnhf.ie/history/ |title=St. Finbarr's: a history |publisher=St. Finbarr's GAA website |accessdate=1 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705063325/http://stfinbarrsnhf.ie/history/ |archivedate= 5 July 2013 }}</ref> That year he lined out in his first championship decider. A narrow 1-9 to 2-4 defeat of northside rivals [[Glen Rovers GAA|Glen Rovers]] gave Hodgins his first [[Cork Senior Hurling Championship|championship]] medal.

"The Barrs" retained their county title the following year, with Hodgins collecting a second consecutive championship medal as Glen Rovers were accounted for once again. St Finbarr's made it three-in-a-row in 1982, with Hodgins winning his third championship medal following a 2-17 to 3-9 defeat of [[Blackrock National Hurling Club|Blackrock]], in spite of a hat trick by veteran [[Ray Cummins]].

Four-in-a-row proved beyond the Barr's, however, the team contested a sixth successive championship decider in 1984. A 1-15 to 2-4 defeat of [[Ballyhea GAA|Ballyhea]] gave Hodgins a fourth championship medal as well as the honour of lifting the Seán Óg Murphy Cup as captain of the team.

It was 1988 before St Finbarr's contested their next county decider. A 3-18 to 2-14 defeat of old rivals Glen Rovers gave Hodgins his fifth championship medal.

===Minor and under-21===
Hodgins first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team. He made his debut in the All-Ireland final in 1978 as Cork faced [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]]. "The Cats" were easily accounted for on a score line of 1-15 to 1-8, giving Hodgins his first [[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal.

In 1979 Hodgins was one of six players from the previous year who were still eligible for the minor grade. He picked up a [[Munster Minor Hurling Championship|Munster]] medal that year as [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] were accounted for by 3-17 to 4-4, before later lining out in a second successive All-Ireland decider. Kilkenny provided the opposition once again, however, Cork were triumphant for the second successive year on a score line of 2-11 to 1-9. In his last game in the grade Hodgins collected a second All-Ireland medal.

Hodgins subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team. In 1982 he won a [[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|Munster]] medal following a 1-14 to 1-4 defeat of Limerick. [[Galway GAA|Galway]] were the opponents in the subsequent All-Ireland decider on a day when both defences gave superb displays. Cork came from behind in the closing stages to win by a single point, scored from long range by [[Kevin Hennessy]]. It was yet another underage [[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal for Cunningham.

===Senior===
In 1983 Hodgins was a member of the extended panel of the Cork senior hurling team. He won a [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster]] medal as an unused substitute that year following Cork's 3-22 to 0-12 rout of [[Waterford GAA|Waterford]].

Hodgins made his senior championship debut on 3 June 1984 in a 3-15 to 2-13 Munster semi-final defeat of Limerick, as Cork booked their place in their third successive Munster decider. [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] provided the opposition in what is regarded as one of the best provincial finals of all-time. With six minutes remaining Tipp held a four-point lead. After a [[John Fenton (hurler)|John Fenton]] free reduced the deficit, a goal from substitute [[Tony O'Sullivan]] brought the sides level. A subsequent O'Sullivan point attempt was batted away by [[John Sheedy]], however, [[Seánie O'Leary]] was on hand to send the sliotar to the net for the winning goal. Fenton added a pointed free and Cork had won an amazing game by 4-15 to 3-14, with Hodgins picking up a first winners' medal on the field of play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=117264|title=Flashback: The Centenary Munster final|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=3 September 2009|accessdate=21 December 2014|first=|last=}}</ref> Cork subsequently faced [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] in the centenary year All-Ireland decider at [[Semple Stadium]] on 2 September 1984. It was the first meeting of these two sides in one hundred years of Gaelic games. The game was a triumph for Cork, who won by 3-16 to 1-12 courtesy of second-half goals by [[Kevin Hennessy]] and two by Seánie O'Leary, giving Hodgins an [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal.

In 1985 Hodgins added a second successive Munster title to his collection as Cork defeated Tipperary by 4-17 to 4-11 in the provincial decider once again.

Cork made it five-in-a-row in Munster in 1986 as they defeated [[Clare GAA|Clare]] by 2-18 to 3-12 to take the provincial title. It was Hodgins's third Munster medal on the field of play. He lined out in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final defeat of [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]], however, he was dropped from the team for the subsequent All-Ireland decider with Galway. This brought Hodgins's inter-county career to an end.

==Coaching career==
In 2011 Hodgins was appointed as a selector with the Cork under-21 team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/cork-u-21-jobs-go-to-barry-and-hodgins-169687.html|title=Cork U-21 jobs go to Barry and Hodgins|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=5 October 2011|accessdate=22 December 2014|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole}}</ref> He later took over the position of coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningecho.ie/2014/11/19/cork-landers-their-man/|title=Cork Landers their man|publisher=Evening Echo|date=19 November 2014|accessdate=22 December 2014|first=John|last=Horgan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223022309/http://www.eveningecho.ie/2014/11/19/cork-landers-their-man/|archive-date=23 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
;St Finbarr's
*[[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]: [[1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship|1980]]
*[[Cork Senior Hurling Championship]]: [[1980 Cork Senior Hurling Championship|1980]], [[1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship|1981]], [[1982 Cork Senior Hurling Championship|1982]], [[1984 Cork Senior Hurling Championship|1984]] (c), [[1988 Cork Senior Hurling Championship|1988]]

;Cork
*[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]: [[1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1984]], [[1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1986]]
*[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]: [[1983 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1983]], [[1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1984]], [[1985 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1985]], [[1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1986]]
*[[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]]: [[1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|1982]]
*[[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]: [[1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1982]]
*[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]]: [[1978 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|1978]], [[1979 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|1979]]
*[[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]]: [[1978 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship|1978]], [[1979 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship|1979]]

===Management===
;St Finbarr's
*[[Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship]]: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994

;Wolfe Tones na Sionna
*[[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]: [[1996-97 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship|1996]]
*[[Clare Senior Hurling Championship]]: [[1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship|1996]]

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