Jack Duggan (hurler)

John Duggan (6 November 1902 – 17 August 1990) was an Irish hurler. His inter-county career with the Kilkenny senior hurling team lasted from 1929 until 1938.[1]

Jack Duggan
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Duagáin
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1902-11-06)6 November 1902
Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 17 August 1990(1990-08-17) (aged 87)
Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Knockmoylan
Mooncoin
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1929–1938
Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 6
All-Irelands 3
NHL 1

Biography

Raised near Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Duggan was one of nine children born to Denis Duggan, a farmer, and his wife Bridget.

Duggan first came to prominence as a hurler with the Knockmoylan team that won the Kilkenny Junior Championship in 1926, however, the team was later stripped of the title. With the Monncoin club Duggan won five Kilkenny Senior Championship medals between 1927 and 1938.

Duggan first played at inter-county level as a member of the Kilkenny junior hurling team in 1928 before making his senior debut the following year. Over the course of the next decade he won three All-Ireland medals and six Leinster Championship medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions, Duggan was captained the team in 1937.

Honours

Mooncoin
Kilkenny

References

  1. "Hurling star dies". finbarrconnollycom.files.wordpress.com. Finbarr J. Connolly website. 14 September 1990. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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