Philip Ryan (born 1944) is an

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former hurler and

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er. His

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career as a

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with the

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senior teams spanned eleven seasons from 1965 until 1975. Born in

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, Ryan was raised in a family that had a strong association with

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. His father,

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, had played junior hurling and football with Tipperary in the 1940s before becoming a Gaelic games administrator. He served in numerous roles with the Tipperary County Board and the Munster Council before becoming

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in 1967. Ryan's brothers -

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and Eugene - would all later play for Tipperary at various levels. Ryan first played competitive Gaelic football and hurling with the

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club at juvenile and underage levels. After winning several divisional titles in both codes, Ryan won back-to-back county senior championship medals in 1975 and 1976. Ryan made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he was selected for the Tipperary under-21 and junior football teams. He later joined the under-21 hurling team and was an

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runner-up in 1965. That same year Ryan was added to the Tipperary senior football panel before joining the senior hurling panel in 1970. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1975 championship. Ryan's sister-in-law, Orla Ní Síocháin, was a three-time All-Ireland medal winner with the Dublin

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team, while his nephew, Shane Ryan, was a six-time Leinster medal winner with the Dublin senior football team.

Honours

;Moneygall * Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1975, 1976 ;Tipperary * Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1):

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References

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