P. J. Ryan Sr.

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P. J. Ryan
Personal information
Irish name P. S. Ó Riain
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1952
Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Caravan builder
Club(s)
YearsClub
Fenians
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 5
Leinster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1973-1979
Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 3
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Patrick James Ryan (born 1952) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Fenians. He also played for the Kilkenny senior hurling team and was a member of the All-Ireland Championship-winning teams in 1974, 1975 and 1979. [1] His son, also P. J. Ryan, was a seven-time All-Ireland medal-winner with Kilkenny.

Honours

Fenians
Kilkenny

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References

  1. "Club Titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 5 September 2019.