Brendan O'Sullivan (born 19 July 1965) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.
O'Sullivan first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 16 May 1981 in a 2-6 to 0-16 Munster semi-final defeat by Clare.
Galway were once again the red-hot favourites and justified this tag by going seven points ahead in the opening thirty-five minutes thanks to a masterful display by Joe Cooney.
The game was effectively decided on an incident which occurred midway through the second half when Cork goalkeeper Ger Cunningham blocked a point-blank shot from Martin Naughton with his nose.
Cork went on to win a high-scoring and open game of hurling by 5–15 to 2–21 giving O'Sullivan an All-Ireland medal.
Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.
Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.