John Maher (Tipperary hurler)

John Maher, who lived from 26 June 1908 to 11 July 1990, was an Irish hurler who played for Thurles Sarsfields, captaining the club on a number of occasions, and captained the Tipperary senior hurling team that won the 1945 All-Ireland Championship. Widely regarded as one of the club's all-time greats, his career spanned three decades and brought nine Tipperary Senior Championship medals, including two as club captain in 1944 and 1945. He made his first appearance for Tipperary as the youngest member of the 1930 All-Ireland Championship winning team, was a regular in the half-back line for the next fifteen years and won further All-Ireland medals in 1937 and as captain in 1945, plus four Munster medals. His father Dinny was the first ever captain of the Tipperary senior hurling team, and his descendants Pa Bourke and Pádraic Maher also won All-Ireland medals.