Ken Hogan patrolling the sideline in a National Hurling League game against Galway in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Séamus Cionnaith Ó hÓgain | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born |
Lorrha, County Tipperary, Ireland |
1 May 1963 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Nickname | Killer | ||
Occupation | Garda Síochána | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Lorrha-Dorrha | |||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1987–1993 | Tipperary | 25 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:26, 8 March 2014. |
Inter-county management | |||||
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James Kenneth "Ken" Hogan (born 1 May 1963) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Lorrha, County Tipperary, Hogan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at the Presentation College, Birr. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team, before later joining the under-21 team. He joined the senior team during the 1986 championship. Hogan went on to win two All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions throughout his career, however, Hogan never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he played with Lorrha-Dorrha.
Throughout his career Hayes made 20 championship appearances for Tipperary. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1993 championship.
In retirement from playing, Hogan became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as manager of the Tipperary senior and under-21 teams, as well as a number of club teams.
From a young age Ken Hogan showed great skill at the game of hurling. He was educated at the local national school and later studied at the Presentation College in Birr, County Offaly. Here Hogan won a Leinster colleges' titles.
Hogan began playing hurling with his local club, Lorrha-Dorrha, at a young age. He won two under-14 'B' championship medals in 1976 and 1977 with his club. Hogan subsequently won a North Tipperary under-21 'B' medal in 1983. He also won two North Tipperary senior hurling championship medals, captaining his side to the title in 1989.