Jim O'Meara (Gaelic footballer)

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Jim O'Meara
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Meára
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-forward
Born 1966
Grangemockler, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Grangemockler
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1986-1995
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Jim O'Meara (born 1966) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team. [1]

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Born in Grangemockler, County Tipperary, O'Meara first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. O'Meara joined the senior panel during the 1986 championship.

At club level O'Meara played with Grangemockler.

He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1995 championship.

In retirement from playing O'Meara became involved in team management and coaching, most notably as manager of the Tipperary junior team.

Honours

Player

Tipperary

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References

  1. "Profile: Jim O'Meara". Tipperary GAA Archive website. Retrieved 2 August 2015.