Paddy O'Donovan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Páidí Ó Donnabháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
15 March 1916 Watercourse Road, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
11 June 1990 (aged 74) Wellington Road, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1937–1950 | Glen Rovers | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 10 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1938–1949 | Cork | 29 (0–01) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Patrick Joseph O'Donovan (15 March 1916 – 11 June 1990) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team.
O'Donovan joined the team during the 1938 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1949 championship. During that time he won five All-Ireland medals, six Munster medals and one National League medal. O'Donovan was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level O'Donovan was a ten-time county club championship medalist with Glen Rovers.