Michael Malone (born 1950) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Cork senior team.
Malone played his club hurling and Gaelic football with Éire Óg and enjoyed much success in a lengthy career.
In 1969 Cork had an even more comprehensive victory over Tipp in the provincial decider and Malone added a second Munster medal to his collection.
In the replay Malone was dropped from the starting fifteen, however, Cork went into overdrive and he won a third All-Ireland medal as an unused sub following a 5–17 to 0–8 thrashing.
Wexford stood in the way of Cork securing a remarkable fourth successive championship and a high-scoring game ensued.
Malone made his senior debut for Cork in a Munster semi-final defeat by Limerick in 1971 and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
Cork set down an early marker in 1972 and a narrow 3–14 to 2–14 defeat of Limerick in the decider gave Malone his first National Hurling League medal.
The Rebels dominated the early exchanges and went eight points clear after a long-range score from wing-back Con Roche in the 17th minute of the second half.
Kilkenny took control with Pat Henderson a key figure at centre-back and Eddie Keher cutting loose up front.
[2] In 1974 Malone won a second National League medal as Cork defeated Limerick on a huge score line of 6–15 to 1–12 in the decider.
The Rebels fought back to level matters by half-time, however, it was the long-range point-scoring by Pat Moylan that turned the game for Cork.
Seánie O'Leary played the game with a broken nose after being hit in the face by a sliotar in a pre-match warm-up while the two oldest men on the team, Denis Coughlan and Gerald McCarthy, gave noteworthy displays.