Tom Coughlan
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Tomás Mac Cochláin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-back | ||
Born | 1881 Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland |
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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.
Coughlan came from a famous hurling family. 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]
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by
J. MCCullagh
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Cork Senior Hurling Captain 1908 |
Succeeded by Jamesy Kelleher |
Preceded by | Cork Senior Hurling Captain 1910 |
Succeeded by D. Bradley |
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