| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Mac Cochláin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1881 Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Nickname | Honest Man | ||
| Occupation | Fisherman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Blackrock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1901-1911 | Cork | 24 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Tom "Honest Man" Coughlan (born 1881) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.
Coughlan joined the team during the 1901 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1911 championship. During that time he captained the team on numerous occasions and won two All-Ireland medals and four Munster medals.[1][2]
At club level Coughlan was a multiple county club championship medalist with Blackrock.[citation needed]
Coughlan came from a family of other hurlers, and his brothers, Pat, Denis and Dan, all won All-Ireland medals with Cork. His nephews, Eudie and John, were also All-Ireland medalists in the 1920s and 1930s.[3]