Colm O'Flaherty (born 1950) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary and Leitrim senior teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Colm Ó Flatharta | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Born |
1950 Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Cahir Fr. Griffin's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1970-1980 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Born in Cahir, County Tipperary, O'Flaherty first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1970 championship. O'Flaherty subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
At club level O'Flaherty is a one-time championship medallist with Fr. Griffin's. He played the majority of his club football with Cahir.[citation needed]
O'Flaherty retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1980 championship.[citation needed]
In retirement from playing O'Flaherty became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as a selector, coach and manager with the Tipperary minor, under-21 and senior teams in both Gaelic football and hurling.[1][2]
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Fr. Griffin's
- Galway Senior Football Championship (1): 1970
Selector
edit- Tipperary
References
edit- ^ Foley, Cliona (18 November 1999). "All-Ireland hero Griffin in Wexford minor snub". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "GAA: O'Flaherty new Tipperary football manager". RTÉ Sport. 18 November 1999. Retrieved 1 August 2015.