John Joe Callanan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish hurler
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Place of Birth: Thurles, Munster, Ireland
About John Joe Callanan
- John Joseph Callanan (10 March 1894 - 19 December 1970) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary and Dublin senior teams. Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Callanan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Tipperary senior team.
- He joined the senior panel during the 1918 championship and was a regular member of the Tipperary and Dublin teams at various times for over a decade.
- During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, two Leinster medals and one Munster medal.
- The All-Ireland-winning captain in 1930, Callanan was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial Callanan won one Railway Cup medal.
- At club level he was a one-time championship medallist with Thurles Sarsfields while he also played with Collegians. Callanan retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1930 championship.
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