beyond Clonakilty after a defeat by Fermoy. Both sides clashed for the fifth consecutive year in the 1946 county final. Crowley, who was described in the Evening Echo as being the match winner, secured a fifth championship title after the 1-02 to 0-03 victory. Clonakilty qualified for a sixth successive county final the following year, with Crowley collecting a sixth winners' medal after the 2-05 to 1-04 win over St. Nicholas'. After appearing in six successive county finals, Clonakilty's form took a dip and it was the 1952 decider when they next appeared. The 31-year-old Crowley was now regarded as a veteran of the team and had been switched from centre-back to the full-back line, however, he claimed a seventh championship medal after the 1-04 to 0-04 win over reigning champions Collins. This was his last big occasion with Clonakilty. After missing the 1954 county final defeat by St. Nicholas', Crowley retired from club football after Clonakilty's exit from the 1957 championship. Cork Crowley first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team during the 1939 Munster Minor Championship. After scoring two goals on his debut in the semi-final win over Limerick, he was switched to midfield for the 8-03 to 0-2 win over Clare in the final. Crowley retained the midfield berth for the rest of the championship and claimed an All-Ireland medal as partner to Éamonn Young in the 5-02 to 2-02 defeat of Kilkenny in the final. Success with Clonakilty at club level resulted in Crowley being selected for the Cork senior football team for the 1943 Munster Championship, while he also took over the captaincy of the team. After making his debut in a 2-03 to 0-09 draw with Kerry, he later guided Cork to their first Munster Championship title since 1928 after a 1-07 to 1-04 defeat of Tipperary in the final. After being dropped from the team the following year, Crowley earned a recall in 1945 while once again taking over the captaincy. He also took up the centre-back position and it was from here that he guided Cork to a second Munster Championship title in three years after a 1-11 to 1-06 defeat of Kerry in the final. After giving what has been described as his best performance in the All-Ireland semi-final against Galway, Crowley subsequently captained Cork to their first All-Ireland Championship in 34 years after