John Costigan (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Mac Oistigín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
June 1945 Bournea, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clonakenny | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1963-1966 | Maynooth College | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1966-1972 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
John Costigan (born June 1945[1]) is an Irish former hurling coach, player and Gaelic games administrator. At club level, he played with Clonakenny and at inter-county level was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Playing career
[edit]Costigan first played hurling and Gaelic football to a high standard as a student at Templemore CBS. He won a Rice Cup medal with the school in 1962, before later attending Maynooth University.[2] At club level, Costigan played with Clonakenny and won a Tipperary JAFC medal in 1966, before claiming a Tipperary JAHC medal in 1967.[3]
At inter-county level, Costigan first played for Tipperary as a member of the minor team in 1963. He later progressed to the under-21 grade and was part of the Tipperary team beaten by Wexford in the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final.[4]
Costigan joined the senior team in 1966 and, following John Doyle's retirement, later became the team's first-choice right corner-back. He won a National League–Munster SHC double in 1968 before being beaten by Wexford in that year's All-Ireland final.[5] Costigan added a Railway Cup medal to his collection in 1969.[6] He ended his inter-county career with the intermediate team and won an All-Ireland IHC medal in 1972.[7]
Post-playing career
[edit]In his day job as a teacher at Templemore CBS, Costigan was associated with 53 winning teams in both hurling and Gaelic football, including the Harty Cup and Croke Cup successes in 1978.[8] He was also a selector when Tipperary won the Munster MHC title in 1993.
Costigan became the first chairman of the newly-established JK Brackens club in 1992. He was elected chairman of the Tipperary County Board in 2006.[9] Costigan subsequently served on the Munster Council, Central Council and several other county and national GAA committees.[10]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Templemore CBS
- Rice Cup: 1962
- Clonakenny
- Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship: 1967
- Tipperary Junior A Football Championship: 1966
- Tipperary
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1968
- National Hurling League: 1967–68
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1972
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1972
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1965
- Munster
Management
[edit]- Templemore CBS
- Dr Croke Cup: 1978
- Dr Harty Cup: 1978
- Tipperary
References
[edit]- ^ "'Babs Keating met a Tipperary policeman who got us in to pay our respects to Bobby Kennedy'". Irish Examiner. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Survivors of the emotional deep freeze – Maynooths class of 66 looks back Kathy Sheridan, Life and Style, Irish Times
- ^ "Club Focus: Clonakenny - a proud mid Tipperary team with great history". Tipperary Live. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Under-21 hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Railway Cup hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "John Costigan the fixtures supremo". Irish Independent. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Tipperary GAA Scene". Hogan Stand. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "John Costigan the fixtures supremo". Irish Independent. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2014.