Joseph Kelly (1923 – June 1994) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Cork senior team.
In spite of the Glen going through a hugely successful period during the 1940s, Kelly helped the team to many championship titles but never played in a county final himself.
[1] In 1944 Kelly made his championship debut as Cork were attempting to capture a fourth All-Ireland title in-a-row.
The year got off to a good start when Cork defeated Limerick by 4–6 to 3–6 after a replay to give Kelly a first Munster medal.
Under the captaincy of Christy Ring, Cork subsequently faced old rivals Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.
With ten minutes remaining Cork's lead was reduced to just two points, however, goals by Mossy O'Riordan and Kelly secured the victory.
Cork retained their provincial dominance in 1947 with Kelly picking up a third winners' medal following a three-point victory over Limerick.
A Kelly goal put Cork one point ahead with time almost up, however, Terry Leahy proved to be the hero of the day.