Jimmy Ryan (hurler)
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| Born | 1943 (age 82–83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Miloko operative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Ryan (born 1943) is an Irish former hurling coach and player. At club level, he played with Carrick Davins and at inter-county level was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Ryan first played hurling at club level with Carrick Davins. After winning a Tipperary JAHC title in 1963, he won consecutive Tipperary SHC medals in 1966 and 1967.[1] Ryan was also part of the Carrick Davins team that won the Munster Club SHC title after a defeat of Ballygunner in 1966.[2] He was involved in all 11 of the clubs South Tipperary SHC successes between 1965 and 1979.[3]
At inter-county level, Ryan first played for Tipperary alongside his brother P. J. Ryan as a member of the under-21 team that beat Wexford in the 1964 All-Ireland under-21 final.[4] He also joined the intermediate and senior teams that year. Ryan won a National League–Munster SHC double in 1968 before being beaten by Wexford in that year's All-Ireland final.[5]