Jimmy Cooney (Tipperary hurler)

Jimmy Cooney
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Cuana
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 27 April 1914
Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 28 July 1975 (aged 61)
Stoneybatter, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation Army officer
Club(s)
Years Club
Carrick Swans
Carrick Davins
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1934–1942
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

James J. Cooney (27 April 1914 – 28 July 1975) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder at senior level for the Tipperary county team.

Cooney joined the team during the 1934 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1942 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.[1][2]

At club level Cooney played with the Carrick Swans and Carrick Davins clubs. He also played football for UCD GAA while an Engineering student at University College Dublin.[3]

  1. ^ "Tipperary GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference it20000609 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).