Jimmy Cooney (Galway hurler)
Irish hurler and referee (1955–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jimmy Cooney (28 July 1955 – 31 July 2023) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back at senior level for the Galway county team.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Séamus Ó Cuana | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-back | ||
Born |
(1955-07-28)28 July 1955 Bullaun, County Galway, Ireland | ||
Died |
31 July 2023(2023-07-31) (aged 68) Bullaun, County Galway, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Occupation | Farmer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Sarsfields | |||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 3 | ||
Connacht titles | 3 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1979–1982 | Galway | 9 (0–00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 2 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:27, 2 February 2013. |
Born in Bullaun, County Galway, Cooney first arrived on the inter-county scene when he made his senior debut in the 1979 championship. Cooney went on to play a key part for Galway for a brief period, and won one All-Ireland medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times, Cooney won one Railway Cup medal in 1980. At club level he was a one-time Connacht medallist with Sarsfields. In addition to this he also won two championship medals.
Throughout his career Cooney made 9 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1982 championship.
His brother, Joe, also had a lengthy career with Galway.
In retirement from playing, Cooney became an inter-county referee. He is best remembered for blowing the full-time whistle five minutes early during the All-Ireland semi-final between Offaly and Clare in 1998, prompting Offaly fans to stage a sit down protest in Croke Park. Clare were winning at the time, however, Offaly won the subsequent re-fixture.[3][4][5]