Ring, Christy (1920-1979), an Irish hurler, has been called the greatest player in the history of the sport. Ring began playing for Cork in intercounty hurling matches in 1939. He joined Glen Rovers in 1940 and won his last cap for County Cork in 1963. He was the national top scorer in 1959, 1961, and 1962. Ring won eight All-Ireland Senior Hurling Medals, the last of them in 1954. Christopher Nicholas Ring was born on Dec. 12, 1920, in Cloyne, County Cork. He died on March 2, 1979.
