Jimmy Lanigan
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hiberno-English Script error: No such module "infobox3cols".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". James Lanigan (20 April 1910 – 9 March 1992) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Thurles Sarsfields and was the All-Ireland Championship-winning captain with the Tipperary senior hurling team in 1937.
Playing career
Lanigan first came to prominence at inter-county level as a member of the Tipperary junior team in 1929 before being drafted onto the senior side for the 1930 Munster Championship. He won his first All-Ireland medal in his debut year after Tipperary's victory over Dublin in the final. Lanigan captained the team to All-Ireland success in 1937 after lining out at right wing-back in the defeat of Kilkenny at FitzGerald Stadium.[1][2] His other hurling honours include two Munster Championships, nine senior county championship medals, including five as captain, with Thurles Sarsfields and Railway Cup medal as captain of Munster.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Later life and death
Lanigan, who remained unmarried throughout his life, worked as a fitter in his native Thurles. He died aged 81 on 9 March 1992 after being involved in a traffic collision.
Honours
- Thurles Sarsfields
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (9): 1929, 1935 (c), 1936 (c), 1938 (c), 1939 (c), 1942 (c), 1944, 1945, 1946
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1930, 1937 (c)
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1930, 1937 (c)
- Munster
- Railway Cup (1): 1938 (c)
References
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