Jim Langton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. (April 2008) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. |
| Jim Langton | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | |
| Irish Name | Séamas Langtún | |
| Full name | Jim Langton | |
| Place of birth | Gowran , County Kilkenny | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Éire Óg | |
| Position | Half-forward | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Kilkenny | |
| Position | Half-forwrad | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Kilkenny | 1939-1954 | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Leinster Titles | 6 | |
| All-Ireland | 2 | |
|
* club appearances and scores |
||
Jim Langton (1918-1987) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Éire Óg and with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1939 until 1954.
Contents |
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Langton played his club hurling with his local Éire Óg club. He enjoyed much success with the club in the county championship, winning his first county title in 1939. It was the first time ever that Éire Óg had won the county final. Langton won three more county hurling medals in 1944, 1945 and 1947.
[edit] Inter-county
Langton first came to prominence on the inter-county hurling scene in the mid-1930s. He won a Leinster minor championship medal in 1935 before later converting this into an All-Ireland medal. He repeated this feat in 1936 and added two more Leinster and All-Ireland medals to his collection. Langton quickly joined the Kilkenny senior hurling team, however, it would be 1939 before he won his first senior Leinster title. Kilkenny subsequently played Cork in what has become known as the ‘thunder and lightning’ All-Ireland final. A huge thunder storm interrupted the game half-way through, however, Kilkenny went on to win by a point and Langton collected his first senior All-Ireland medal.
In 1940 Langton was captain of the Kilkenny team. That year he collected a second Leinster title, however, his team were beaten by Limerick in the All-Ireland final. The next few years proved difficult for Langton, as Kilkenny were not allowed to play in the championship because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The team returned in 1945 with Langton collecting a third Leinster title. Unfortunately, his side were later defeated by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. 1946 saw Langton win a fourth provincial medal, however, for the second year in-a-row Kilkenny were beaten in the championship decider, this time by old rivals Cork. In 1947 Langton added a fifth Leinster title to his collection and once again Kilkenny qualified to play Cork in the All-Ireland final. The prospect of losing three consecutive All-Ireland finals was a daunting one, however, in a game described as the greatest of all-time, Kilkenny beat Cork by a point and Langton collected his second All-Ireland medal.
It was 1950 before Langton won his sixth Leinster title, however, Kilkenny were beaten by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. He retired from inter-county hurling in 1954.
Jin Langton died aged 69 on [{April 18]], 1987.
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Jimmy Walsh |
Kilkenny Senior Hurling Captain 1940 |
Succeeded by ' |
| Preceded by Pa 'Fowler' McInerney (Clare) |
GAA All-Time All-Star Award 1984 |
Succeeded by Eudie Coughlan (Cork |
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
|||||
