James Duggan (1930 – 29 October 2023) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with

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, and also lined out at inter-county level with the

Galway senior hurling team The Galway county hurling team ( ) represents Galway in hurling and is governed by Galway GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hu ...

Career

Born in the College Road of

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, Duggan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at St Patrick's College. He first played at inter-county level with

as a member of the minor team before later lining out with the junior team. Duggan joined the senior team during their successful

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campaign. He was an All-Ireland SHC final runner-up in 1953, 1955 and 1958. Duggan's club career saw him win four Galway SHC medals with the

club. He also earned selection to the

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team in the

Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...

and was also part of the Rest of Ireland team. Duggan also became an accomplished referee during his playing days and refereed the 1964 All-Ireland minor final, the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final and the 1966 Railway Cup final.

Personal life and death

Duggan's brothers, Seánie and

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, also played hurling for Galway, while their sister, Monica, played

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for Galway. He spent his working life with Kelly Office Printing and retired after reaching the position of manager. Duggan was also involved in the promotion of underage hurling in Galway and held numerous officer roles in divisional boards and at county level and served as vice-chairman of the Galway County Board for a period. Duggan died on 29 October 2023, at the age of 93.

Honours

;Liam Mellows *

Galway Senior Club Hurling Championship The Galway Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Brooks Galway Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for th ...

: 1954, 1955, 1968, 1970 ;Galway *

National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...

: 1950-51

References

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