Jim O'Brien (Tipperary hurler)

Jim "Hawk" O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Briain
Sport	Hurling
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Thurles Blues
Club titles
Tipperary titles	6
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1904-1912	Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All-Irelands	2

Jim "Hawk" O'Brien was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.^[1]

Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, O'Brien first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Tipperary senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1904 championship. O'Brien went on to play a key role for the team over the next decade, and won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At club level O'Brien was a six-time championship medallist with Thurles.

His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1912 championship.

Honours

Team

Thurles

Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship (6) 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911

Tipperary

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1906, 1908
Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1906, 1908, 1909

References

↑ "Profile: Jim "Hawk" O'Brien". Tipp GAA Archives website. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

Jim "Hawk" O'Brien navigation boxes

Tipperary - 1906 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (7th title)

J. O'Brien J. Hayes T. Semple (c) P. Burke M. O'Brien T. Kerwick P. Brolan H. Shelly J. Mockler T. Kenna P.J. Riordan T. Allen P. Maher J. O'Keeffe J. Gleeson T. Gleeson J. Burke

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1908 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (8th title)

J. O’Brien J. McLoughney T. Semple (c) P. Burke M. O'Brien T. Kerwick P. Brolan H. Shelly J. Mockler T. Kenna P. FitzGerald A. Carew J. FitzGerald M. O'Dwyer J. Gleeson T. Gleeson J. Burke Played in drawn game J. Gleeson J. O'Keeffe B. Mockler W. Harris

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1909 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up

T. Semple (c) J. O’Brien T. Kerwick P. Burke J. Fitzgerald J. Mockler J. McLoughney A. Carew M. O'Brien P. Fitzgerald J. Mooney B. Mockler H. Shelly T. Gleeson J. Burke P. Brolan J. Hackett Sub used E. Hayes

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

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