Jimmy Doyle
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Séamus Ó Dúil | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
20 March 1939 Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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| Died | 22 June 2015 (aged 76) Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1956–1975 | Thurles Sarsfield's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | 10 | |
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1957–1973 | Tipperary | 39 (18–176) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 9 | ||
| All-Irelands | 6 | ||
| NHL | 7 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:05, 9 August 2013. | |||
James "Jimmy" Doyle (20 March 1939 – 22 June 2015) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Doyle first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Thurles CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fourteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team. He made his senior debut in the 1957–58 National League. Doyle went on to play a key part for Tipperary during a hugely successful era for the team, and won six All-Ireland medals, nine Munster medals and seven National Hurling League medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions, Doyle also captained the team to All-Ireland victory in 1962 and 1965.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team for twelve years, Doyle won eight Railway Cup medals. At club level he won ten championship medals with Thurles Sarsfield's.
At the time of his retirement Doyle's career tally of 18 goals and 176 points ranked him as Tipperary's all-time top scorer. It was a record which stood until 24 June 2007 when it was surpassed by Eoin Kelly.
His father, Gerry, his uncle, Tommy, and his brother, Paddy Doyle, also enjoyed All-Ireland success with Tipperary.
Throughout his career Doyle made 39 championship appearances. His retirement came following Tipperary's defeat by Limerick in the 1973 championship.
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