These men were Din Joe Buckley, Alan Lotty, Jack Lynch, Willie Murphy, Paddy O'Donovan, Johnny Quirke, Christy Ring, Batt Thornhill and Dr. Jim Young.
[1] Their record stood for 65 years in spite of some close calls in the interim.
In 1952 Tipperary had won the three previous All-Ireland titles and looked set for a fourth consecutive triumph.
Their four-in-a-row dream came to a halt in the All-Ireland semi-final following a shock defeat by Galway.
On that occasion Michael Kavanagh, Henry Shefflin, Tommy Walsh, Jackie Tyrrell, Derek Lyng, Eoin Larkin, Eddie Brennan, Aidan Fogarty and Martin Comerford joined a unique club of hurlers who won four consecutive All-Ireland titles.