John Sheedy

John Sheedy

Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Síoda
Sport	Hurling
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	1959 Portroe, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Portroe
Club titles
Tipperary titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1983-1985	Tipperary	7 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0

John Sheedy (born 1959) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper with the Tipperary senior team.^[1]

Born in Portroe, County Tipperary, Sheedy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team, before later joining the under-21 hurling and junior teams. He made his senior debut during the 1983 championship. Sheedy enjoyed a brief career with Tipperary, however, he enjoyed little success.^{[citation needed]}

At club level Sheedy enjoyed a lengthy career with Portroe.^{[citation needed]}

His brother, Liam Sheedy, also played with Tipperary and is an All-Ireland-winning manager.^{[citation needed]}

Throughout his inter-county career, Sheedy made 7 championship appearances for Tipperary. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1985 championship.^{[citation needed]}

In retirement from playing Sheedy became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as a selector with the Tipperary minor and intermediate team, while he has also been involved as a coach with club side Portroe.^[2][3]

Honours

Team

Tipperary

• All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1989
• Munster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1988, 1989
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1979 (sub), 1980 (sub)
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1979 (sub), 1980 (sub)

References