Irish name Sean Mac Oistigin Tipperary titles 0 All irelands 0 Sport Hurling Years County All stars 0 | Position Right corner-back Name John Costigan Nhl 1 Years Club Role Hurler | |
John Costigan (born 1945) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Tipperary senior team.
Costigan joined the team during the 1968 championship and was a semi-regular member of the team until he retired from inter-county hurling after the 1972 championship. During that time he won one Munster winners' medal and one National Hurling League winners' medal. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Costigan played with the Clonakenny club.
In retirement from play he served as a Gaelic games administrator, most notably as chairman of the Tipperary County Board.
Costigan went to Maynooth College in 1963 as a clerical student, leaving in 1966 after completing his degree.
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