| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Mac Oistigín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born | June 1945 Bournea, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clonakenny | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1963-1966 | Maynooth College | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1966-1972 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
John Costigan (born June 1945 [1] ) is an Irish former hurling coach, player and Gaelic games administrator. At club level, he played with Clonakenny and at inter-county level was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Costigan first played hurling and Gaelic football to a high standard as a student at Templemore CBS. He won a Rice Cup medal with the school in 1962, before later attending Maynooth University. [2] At club level, Costigan played with Clonakenny and won a Tipperary JAFC medal in 1966, before claiming a Tipperary JAHC medal in 1967. [3]
At inter-county level, Costigan first played for Tipperary as a member of the minor team in 1963. He later progressed to the under-21 grade and was part of the Tipperary team beaten by Wexford in the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final. [4]
Costigan joined the senior team in 1966 and, following John Doyle's retirement, later became the team's first-choice right corner-back. He won a National League–Munster SHC double in 1968 before being beaten by Wexford in that year's All-Ireland final. [5] Costigan added a Railway Cup medal to his collection in 1969. [6] He ended his inter-county career with the intermediate team and won an All-Ireland IHC medal in 1972. [7]
In his day job as a teacher at Templemore CBS, Costigan was associated with 53 winning teams in both hurling and Gaelic football, including the Harty Cup and Croke Cup successes in 1978. [8] He was also a selector when Tipperary won the Munster MHC title in 1993.
Costigan became the first chairman of the newly-established JK Brackens club in 1992. He was elected chairman of the Tipperary County Board in 2006. [9] Costigan subsequently served on the Munster Council, Central Council and several other county and national GAA committees. [10]