Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Colm Ó Flatharta | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Born | 1950 (age 74–75) Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Cahir Fr. Griffin's | |||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1970-1980 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Colm O'Flaherty (born 1950) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary and Leitrim senior teams.
Born in Cahir, County Tipperary, O'Flaherty first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1970 championship. O'Flaherty subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
At club level O'Flaherty is a one-time championship medallist with Fr. Griffin's. He played the majority of his club football with Cahir.[ citation needed ]
O'Flaherty retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1980 championship.[ citation needed ]
In retirement from playing O'Flaherty became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as a selector, coach and manager with the Tipperary minor, under-21 and senior teams in both Gaelic football and hurling. [1] [2]