Jimmy Lanigan
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Séamus Ó Lonagáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born | 1911 Ballycahill, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Thurles Sarsfields | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 9 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1930-1940 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 0 |
James "Jimmy" Lanigan (born 1911) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
Lanigan made his first appearance for the team during the 1930 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1940 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and one Munster medal.[1][2] Lanigan captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1937.
At club level Lanigan was a nine-time county club championship medalist with Thurles Sarsfields.
References
- ↑ "Tipperary football and hurling roll of honour". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by |
Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain 1936-1937 |
Succeeded by |
Achievements | ||
Preceded by Mick Mackey (Limerick) |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning captain 1937 |
Succeeded by Mick Daniels (Dublin) |
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