Tony Maher (born 12 January 1945) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right corner-back at senior level for the Cork county team.
Maher made his first appearance for the team during the 1968–69 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1975 championship.
After surrendering their titles the following year and losing the final to Glen Rovers in 1967, St Finbarr's bounced back in 1968.
In spite of being regarded as underdogs against Blackrock,[citation needed] Con Roche helped "the Barr's" to a 2–17 to 2–14 victory.
Newmarket-on-Fergus were the opponents in the subsequent provincial decider A low-scoring 0–7 to 0–3 victory gave Maher his second Munster medal; however, during the game a shin-bone injury brought Bernie Scully's career to an end.
A record-equaling third All-Ireland medal proved beyond St Finbarr's who were beaten by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the decider.
Maher first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the minor hurling team during Cork's unsuccessful championship campaign that year.
This victory paved the way for an All-Ireland showdown with Kilkenny, however, the team suffered a setback before the game when midfielder Justin McCarthy broke his leg in a motorcycle accident.
[citation needed] In spite of this Cork led at the interval, and Kilkenny forward Pat Delaney left the field on a stretcher.
Cork later qualified for the All-Ireland final with Wexford providing the opposition in the very first eighty-minute championship decider.
The Rebels 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 up front.
Two years later in 1974 Maher won a third National League medal as Cork defeated Limerick on a score line of 6–15 to 1–12.
The following year Maher won his fourth and final Munster medal following a 3–14 to 0–12 defeat of reigning provincial champions Limerick.
[citation needed] In 1970 Maher won his sole Railway Cup medal following a 2–15 to 0–9 defeat of arch-rivals Leinster.
Born in Cork in 1945, Maher was educated at Coláiste Chríost Rí where he developed a talent for hurling.