John Costigan (hurler)
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| Born | June 1945 (age 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Costigan (born June 1945[1]) is an Irish former hurling coach, player and Gaelic games administrator. At club level, he played with Clonakenny and at inter-county level was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Costigan first played hurling and Gaelic football to a high standard as a student at Templemore CBS. He won a Rice Cup medal with the school in 1962, before later attending Maynooth University.[2] At club level, Costigan played with Clonakenny and won a Tipperary JAFC medal in 1966, before claiming a Tipperary JAHC medal in 1967.[3]
At inter-county level, Costigan first played for Tipperary as a member of the minor team in 1963. He later progressed to the under-21 grade and was part of the Tipperary team beaten by Wexford in the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final.[4]
Costigan joined the senior team in 1966 and, following John Doyle's retirement, later became the team's first-choice right corner-back. He won a National League–Munster SHC double in 1968 before being beaten by Wexford in that year's All-Ireland final.[5] Costigan added a Railway Cup medal to his collection in 1969.[6] He ended his inter-county career with the intermediate team and won an All-Ireland IHC medal in 1972.[7]