title: Donal O'Brien (hurler)
text: # Donal O'Brien (hurler)
  
  Donal O'Brien (6 July 1940 – 8 April 2012) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.
  
  O'Brien made his first appearance for the team during the 1961 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for just two full seasons before his emigration to New York. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal.
  
  At club level O'Brien enjoyed a brief career with Knockavilla–Donaskeigh Kickhams.
  
  O'Brien suffered an aortic aneurysm while on vacation with his wife and granddaughter. He died on 8 April 2012.
  
  