Jack Coughlan

Jack Coughlan, known as John J. Coughlan, was an Irish sportsperson born in Tulla, County Clare, an area famous for hurling even before the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He played hurling with his local club Tulla and with the Clare and the London inter-county teams in the early 1900s. He made his name as a hurler with Tulla, was prominent in the club's county title in 1896 and subsequently won a Croke Cup title with Clare later that year. Shortly afterwards he left Tulla and emigrated to London, where he played hurling with the great London team of the time. He played in the 1900 All-Ireland final, which London lost to Tipperary, and in 1901 was captain of the London team that defeated Cork in the championship decider, giving him an All-Ireland title.