John Bennett (1934 – 10 August 2016) was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned eight years from 1960 to 1968.
At club level, he won two Cork Senior Hurling Championship medals with Blackrock.
As a Gaelic footballer he played with St Michael's of Blackrock, before finishing his club career with Douglas.
[1][2][3] Although eligible to play with the Douglas club, Bennett transferred to Blackrock who were in the midst of a 25-year era without success.
Bennett's side fought back after the interval with goals from Eddie John O'Sullivan, Tom Furlong and Seán Horgan, leaving the result in doubt up to the end.
He made his senior championship debut on 31 July 1960 when he came on as a substitute in Cork's 4-13 to 4-11 Munster final defeat by Tipperary.
The subsequent All-Ireland final on 4 September 1966 pitted Kilkenny against Cork for the first time in nineteen years.