Frank Norberg
Jeremiah Francis Norberg (1948 – 20 February 2018), known as Frank Norberg, was an Irish hurler. His league and championship career with the Cork senior team lasted four seasons from 1969 to 1973.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Prionsias Norberg | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
1948 Blackrock Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
20 February 2018 Passage West County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Blackrock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 5 | ||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1969-1973 | Cork | 5 (0-0) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:43, 8 April 2018 (aged 69). | |||
Born in Blackrock Cork, Norberg was raised in a strong hurling family. His grandfather, Jer Norberg, won an All-Ireland medals with Cork in 1893.
Norberg first appeared for the Blackrock club at juvenile and underage levels, before eventually joining the club's senior team. In a hugely successful career he won All-Ireland medals in 1972, 1974 and 1979. Norberg also won four Munster medal and five county championship medals.
Norberg made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Cork minor team in 1966. He enjoyed one championship season with the minor team in which he was an All-Ireland runner-up. He subsequently joined the under-21 team, winning back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1968 and 1969. By this stage Norberg was close to the Cork senior team and he made his debut during the 1969 Oireachtas Cup. Over the course of the following four seasons he won one Munster medal and one National League medal.