John Joe Callinan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Seoasamh Ó Callanáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born | 1894 Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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| Died | 19 December 1970 (aged 76) Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Thurles Sarsfields Collegians |
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| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1918-1919 1920-1921 1926-1930 |
Tipperary Dublin Tipperary |
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| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
John Joseph "J. J." Callanan (1894 - 19 December 1970) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary and Dublin senior teams.
Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Callanan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Tipperary senior team. He joined the senior panel during the 1918 championship and was a regular member of the Tipperary and Dublin teams at various times for over a decade. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, two Leinster medals and one Munster medal. The All-Ireland-winning captain in 1930, Callanan was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial Callanan won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a one-time championship medallist with Thurles Sarsfields while he also played with Collegians.
Callanan retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1930 championship.
Callanan began his club hurling career with Thurles Sarsfields before later transferring to Collegians in Dublin. He enjoyed little initial success, with his only major victory coming in the twilight of his career after moving back to Thurles Sarsfields. In 1929 Sarsfields qualified for the championship decider. A 4-3 to 1-3 defeat of Toomevara secured a first title in eighteen years and gave Callanan a Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship medal.
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