Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p P. J. Delaney (born 1973) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. He joined the team during the 1993 championship and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.Delaney is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. He won one All-Ireland winners' medal, two Leinster winners' medals and one National League winners' medal. He has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. Delaney's career came to an abrupt end following a vicious attack after the 1999 championship.At club level Delaney played with Fenians, one of the top club teams during the seventies, however, during Delaney's playing days the team failed to reach the summit of club hurling.Delaney is a member of a prolific hurling dynasty. His father, Pat Delaney, won four All-Ireland medals, while his uncles, Billy Fitzpatrick and Shem Delaney, won six All-Ireland medals between them throughout the 1970s and 1980s. His first cousin, J. J. Delaney, is a current member of the Kilkenny team and has won six All-Ireland medals, while another cousin, also P. J. Delaney, joined the Kilkenny senior team in 2006.. }
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- P._J._Delaney_(1990s_hurler) abstract "P. J. Delaney (born 1973) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. He joined the team during the 1993 championship and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.Delaney is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. He won one All-Ireland winners' medal, two Leinster winners' medals and one National League winners' medal. He has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. Delaney's career came to an abrupt end following a vicious attack after the 1999 championship.At club level Delaney played with Fenians, one of the top club teams during the seventies, however, during Delaney's playing days the team failed to reach the summit of club hurling.Delaney is a member of a prolific hurling dynasty. His father, Pat Delaney, won four All-Ireland medals, while his uncles, Billy Fitzpatrick and Shem Delaney, won six All-Ireland medals between them throughout the 1970s and 1980s. His first cousin, J. J. Delaney, is a current member of the Kilkenny team and has won six All-Ireland medals, while another cousin, also P. J. Delaney, joined the Kilkenny senior team in 2006.".