Noel O'Dwyer (born 26 December 1948) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Borris–Ileigh and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. Career O'Dwyer played hurling as a schoolboy at Templemore CBS where he won a Dr. Kinane Cup and three successive Dr. Croke Cup titles. He first played for Borris–Ileigh at juvenile and underage levels and was part of the team that won the club's inaugural Tipperary U21AHC title in 1969. O'Dwyer spent over 20 years with the club's senior team and won six North Tipperary SHC titles and three Tipperary SHC titles between 1972 and 1988. He was at centre-forward on the Borris–Ileigh team that beat Rathnure in the 1987 All-Ireland club final. O'Dwyer first played for Tipperary at minor level in 1966. He won an All-Ireland U21HC medal in the first of his three consecutive seasons with the under-21 team in 1967. O'Dwyer was drafted onto the senior team in 1968 and was at centre-forward when the team beat Kilkenny by 5-17 to 5-14 in the 1971 All-Ireland final. Much of his senior career coincided with a barren spell for Tipperary, however, he won a National League title in 1979. O'Dwyer also won two Railway Cup medals with Munster. In retirement from playing he served as a senior team selector under Babs Keating. Honours Player Borris–Ileigh All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1987 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1986 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1981, 1983, 1986 North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1988 Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1969 Tipperary All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1971 Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1969, 1971 National Hurling League: 1978-79 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1967 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1967 Munster Railway Cup: 1970, 1976 Management Tipperary National Hurling League: 1993-94 References External link Noel O'Dwyer player profile 1948 births Living people Borris-Ileigh hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers Hurling selectors All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners