How to Pronounce John Maher (Tipperary hurler)
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Oct 07, 1908 Thurles, Munster, Ireland Died on 11 Jul 1990 (aged 81)
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About John Maher Tipperary Hurler
- John Maher (7 October 1908 – 11 July 1990) was an Irish hurler.
- At club level he played for Thurles Sarsfields, captaining the club on a number of occasions, and was the captain of the Tipperary senior hurling team that won the 1945 All-Ireland Championship.Widely regarded as one of the Thurles Sarsfields club's all-time greats, Maher's career spanned three decades.
- During that time he won nine Tipperary Senior Championship medals, including two as club captain in 1944 and 1945. Maher made his first appearance for the Tipperary senior hurling team as the youngest member of their 1930 All-Ireland Championship-winning team.
- Over the following fifteen years he was a regular member of the half-back line, and won further All-Ireland Championship medals in 1937 and as captain of the team in 1945.
- Maher also won four Munster Championship medals. Maher's father, Dinny, was the first ever captain of the Tipperary senior hurling team, while his direct descendants, Pa Bourke and Pádraic Maher, have also won All-Ireland Championship medals.
