Jimmy Coffey
| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Séamus Ó Cofaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
26 October 1909 Newport, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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| Died | 29 December 2010 (aged 101) Newport, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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| Nickname | Butler | ||
| Occupation | Lorry driver | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Newport Young Irelands Cappamore Ahane |
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| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1932–1940 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Jimmy "Butler" Coffey (26 October 1909 – 29 December 2010) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Newport, County Tipperary, Coffey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of nineteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary senior team. He made his senior debut during a tournament game in 1932. Coffey subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Coffey won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he began his career with Newport before later lining out with Young Irelands and Cappamore. Coffey was a two-time championship medallist with Ahane.
Throughout his career Coffey made a brief number of championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1939-40 league.
In retirement from playing Coffey became involved in team management and coaching. At club level he trained Cappamore to junior and senior successes before becoming a selector with the Limerick senior team.
Coffey began his club hurling career with Newport as a member of the minor team in 1926. He won a North Tipperary championship medal in that grade that year as Kildangan were accounted for in the decider. Coffey went on to win two North Tipperary senior championship medals in 1932 and 1935, together with one intermediate championship in 1934.
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