Tom Coughlan (hurler)
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| Native name | Tomás Mac Cochláin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Honest Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1881 Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Fisherman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
References
- ^ "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "The Coughlans of Blackrock". Blackrock GAA website. Retrieved 18 May 2012.