Jack Egan (hurler)

Thomas John "Jack" Egan (22 July 1904 – 31 January 1984) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team.

Born in Cork city, Egan initially played hurling for the local Blackpool club Glen Rovers. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Cork junior team. He joined the senior panel during the 1926 championship. Egan won two All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medals and two Munster Senior Hurling Championship. At club level, Egan won several championship medals in the different grades with Glen Rovers and later Blackrock.^[1]

He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1928 championship.

Hurling career[]

Club[]

In 1924 Egan was a key member of the Glen Rovers team that reached the final of the junior championship for the first time. Dohenys provided the opposition, however, the game was so one-sided in favour of "the Glen" that Doheny's conceded after fifty minutes. It was Egan's first championship medal.^[2]

The following year Glen Rovers reached the final of the intermediate championship. A 7-2 to 2-3 defeat of Innicarra gave Egan a championship medal in that grade.

Egan later played club hurling with Blackrock.^[1]

Inter-county[]

Egan first appeared for Cork as a member of the junior team in 1925. After playing no part in Cork's run to the All-Ireland decider, he was included at right corner-forward for the delayed decider against Dublin. A 5-6 to 1-0 victory gave Egan an All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship medal.^{[citation needed]}

In 1926, in a season in which he captained his club's junior side,^[3] Egan was drafted onto the Cork senior panel. He was an unused substitute throughout the majority of the campaign, but collected a set of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and Munster Senior Hurling Championship medals following respective defeats of Tipperary and Kilkenny.^[4][5]

Egan made his senior championship debut on 13 May 1928, in a 4-8 to 0-3 Munster semi-final defeat of Waterford. He was later dropped to the substitutes' bench, as Cork completed a clean sweep of Munster and All-Ireland titles once again.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[]

Thomas John (Jack) Egan was born in Cork in 1904.^[6] His father was trade unionist and politician Michael Egan.^[6] Jack Egan worked at the Ford Motor Company factory in Cork for several decades.^[1][7] He died following a road traffic incident in January 1984, aged 79.^[7]

Honours[]

Team[]

Glen Rovers

• Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1925
• Cork Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1924

Cork

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1926 (sub), 1928 (sub)
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1926 (sub), 1928 (sub)
• All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1925
• Munster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1925 (sub)

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