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John 'Mackey' McKenna
Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Position	Forward
Born	Borrisokane, County Tipperary
Nickname	Mackey
Club(s)
Years	Club
1950s-1970s 1970s	Borrisokane Burgess
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1961-1968	Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	5
All-Irelands	4
NHL	1

John 'Mackey' McKenna (born 1938 in Borrisokane, County Tipperary) is an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local clubs Borrisokane and Burgess and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1961 until 1968. McKenna won four All-Ireland titles, five Munster titles and one National Hurling League title with Tipperary.^[1]

References

^ "Tipperary GAA Profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009.

Tipperary - 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (18th title)

Subs used: 17 S. Mcloughlin for T. Wall; 16 T. Ryan for J. McKenna; 20 J. Hough for M. O'Gara

Subs not used: 18 R. Mounsey; 19 P. Ryan; 21 L. Connolly

Chairman of selectors: P. Leahy

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (19th title)

Subs used: 19 L. Connolly for M. O'Gara; 18 T. Ryan for J. Doyle

Subs not used: 16 M. Hassett; 17 R. Mounsey; 20 R. Slevin; 21 N. Murphy; 22 C. Hartigan

Chairman of selectors: P. Leahy
Selectors: M. Kennedy; P. J. Kenny; J. Stapleton; P. O'Dwyer; P. Ryan

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1964 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (20th title)

Subs used: 16 L. Devaney for L. Kiely; 18 M. Lonergan for M. Maher

Subs not used: 17 P. O'Sullivan; 19 L. Gaynor; 20 P. Ryan

Chairman of selectors: P. Leahy

Selectors: M. Kennedy; P. J. Kenny; J. Stapleton; P. O'Dwyer; P. Ryan

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (21st title)

Subs not used:: 16 P. O'Sullivan; 17 P. Doyle; 18 T. Ryan; 19 N. O'Gorman; 20 M. Keating; 21 J. Dillon; 22 S. Mackey

Chairman of selectors: P. Leahy
Selectors: M. Kennedy; P. J. Kenny; J. Stapleton; P. O'Dwyer; P. Ryan

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Sub used: 17 F. Loughnane for J. Doyle

Subs not used: 16 M. Stapleton; 18 S. Shinnors; 19 P. Rowland; 20 B. Kenny

Selectors: J. Hennessy; P. J. Kenny; M. Kennedy; P. Ryan; P. O'Dwyer

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

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