Jim O'Regan

Jim O'Regan
Personal information
Native name
Séamus Ó Riagáin (Irish)
Nickname
Jim O
Born14 December 1901
DiedOctober 1982 (aged 80)
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
OccupationGarda / National school teacher
Sport
PositionCentre-back
Club
Years Club
Kinsale
De La Salle
Birr
Garda
Courcey Rovers
UCC
Éire Óg
Nils
Na Deasúnaigh
Inter-county
Years County Apps (scores)
1924
1925
1926–1935
1926–1935
Offaly (H)
Dublin (H)
Cork (H)
Cork (F)


33 (0–1)
14 (7–3)
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Munster Titles 1 4
All-Ireland Titles 0 4
League titles 0 2

James O'Regan (14 December 1901 – October 1982) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as centre-back for the Cork and Dublin senior teams, as well as the Offaly junior team.

Born near Kinsale, County Cork, O'Regan first played competitive Gaelic games during his studies at the De La Salla College in Waterford. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Offaly junior team. He made his senior debut for Dublin during the 1925 championship before becoming a dual player with Cork's senior teams the following year. O'Regan immediately became a regular in the inter-county scene and won four All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals as well as a Munster football medal.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial teams on a number of occasions, O'Regan won several Railway Cup medals as a dual player. At club level, he played with various club teams such as Kinsale, Garda and Courcey Rovers.

Throughout his career O'Regan made a combined total of 47 championship appearances for Cork. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1935 championship.

In retirement from playing O'Regan became involved in team management and coaching. After serving as trainer with Courcey Rovers and St Vincent's, he trained the Cork senior hurlers to All-Ireland success in 1966.

O'Regan has been named as Center-Back on the Cork Hurling team of the Millennium/century.