Jack Gleeson (Tipperary hurler)

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John Gleeson (22 June 1910 - December 1970) was an Irish hurler. He played with his local club Roscrea and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the late 1930s. Gleeson won a set of All-Ireland and Munster winners' medals with Tipperary in 1937. [1]

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References

  1. "Tipperary GAA Profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009.

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