William Brendan Cummins (born 5 September 1950) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Blackrock and St. Michael's and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Early life Born and raised in Ballinlough, Cork, Cummins's family had a long association with Gaelic games. His granduncle, Willie "Bowler" Walsh, played for the Cork senior hurling team in the All-Ireland finals of 1912 and 1915 and later filled various roles with the Cork County Board. His father, Willie Cummins, won National League titles with Cork in 1939 and 1940. His brother, Kevin Cummins, captained the Cork minor hurling team to the All-Ireland title in 1964. Another brother, Ray Cummins, is regarded as one of the all-time greats of the game and captained the Cork senior team to the All-Ireland title in 1976. Cummins first played as a schoolboy in various juvenile competitions at Ballinlough National School before later lining out as a dual player at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He was part of the school's senior teams in both codes and captured a Harty Cup-Corn Uí Mhuirí double in 1968 before later winning the Hogan Cup. Club career Cummins began his juvenile and underage career as a hurler with Blackrock while also played Gaelic football with sister club St. Michael's. It was with the latter team that he enjoyed his first major success by winning the Cork MFC title as a 14-year old in 1965. He later won three successive Cork MHC titles with Blackrock. By 1968, Cummins had joined both clubs' top adult teams and was part of the St. Michael's side that won the Cork IFC title a year later. He enjoyed his first success with the Blackrock senior hurling team when the club made a clean sweep of Cork SHC and Munster Club Championship in 1971, before later lining out at corner-forward when Blackrock beat Rathnure in the 1972 All-Ireland club final. Cummins won a second All-Ireland club medal two years later when Blackrock once again beat Rathnure in the 1974 All-Ireland club final. After losing the 1974 Cork SHC finall to St. Finbarr's, Cummins claimed a third winners' medal in 1975. He was later a substitute when Blackrock won the Munster Club Championship and lost the 1976 All-Ireland club final to James Stephens. Cummins was also a member of the St. Michael's football team that lost three consecutive Cork