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Jimmy Finn

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Jimmy Finn, formally James Finn, is an Irish retired hurler, born on 16 November 1931 in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, who played as a right wing-back for the Tipperary senior team. He first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Thurles CBS, winning a Dean Ryan Cup in 1947, and he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team at seventeen. With Borris-Ileigh he won the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship in 1949, 1950 and 1953, and with Tipperary he won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1950, 1951, as captain, and 1958.

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James Finn (born 16 November 1931) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
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    James Finn (born 16 November 1931) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
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    All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1950, 1951 (c), 1958
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