| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pilib Ó Riain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1944 Dunkerrin, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Moneygall | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1972–1975 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Philip Ryan (born 1944) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. His championship career as a dual player with the Tipperary senior teams spanned eleven seasons from 1965 until 1975.
Born in Dunkerrin, County Offaly, Ryan was raised in a family that had a strong association with Gaelic games. His father, Séamus Ó Riain, had played junior hurling and football with Tipperary in the 1940s before becoming a Gaelic games administrator. He served in numerous roles with the Tipperary County Board and the Munster Council before becoming President of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1967. Ryan's brothers – Jack, Séamus and Eugene – would all later play for Tipperary at various levels.[ citation needed ]
Ryan first played competitive Gaelic football and hurling with the Moneygall club at juvenile and underage levels. After winning several divisional titles in both codes, Ryan won back-to-back county senior championship medals in 1975 and 1976.[ citation needed ]
Ryan made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he was selected for the Tipperary under-21 and junior football teams. He later joined the under-21 hurling team and was an All-Ireland U21HC runner-up in 1965. That year Ryan was added to the Tipperary senior football panel, before joining the senior hurling panel in 1970. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1975 championship.[ citation needed ]
Ryan's sister-in-law, Orla Ní Síocháin, was a three-time All-Ireland SCC medal winner with the Dublin senior team, while his nephew, Shane Ryan, was a six-time Leinster SFC medal winner with the Dublin senior team. [1]