Colm O'Flaherty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Colm Ó Flatharta | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Born |
1950 Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Cahir Fr. Griffin's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1970-1980 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Colm O'Flaherty (born 1950) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary and Leitrim senior teams.
Born in Cahir, County Tipperary, O'Flaherty first excelled at Gaelic football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1970 championship. O'Flaherty subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
At club level O'Flaherty is a one-time championship medallist with Fr. Griffin's. He played the majority of his club football with Cahir.
O'Flaherty retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1980 championship.
In retirement from playing O'Flaherty became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as a selector, coach and manager with the Tipperary minor, under-21 and senior teams in both Gaelic football and hurling.[1][2]
Honours
Player
- Fr. Griffin's
- Galway Senior Football Championship (1): 1970
Selector
- Tipperary
References
- ↑ Foley, Cliona (18 November 1999). "All-Ireland hero Griffin in Wexford minor snub". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ "GAA: O'Flaherty new Tipperary football manager". RTÉ Sport. 18 November 1999. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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