Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
Jim Troy | |
Irish: | Séamus Ó Troithigh |
Fullname: | James Troy |
Feet: | 5 |
Inches: | 9 |
Occupation: | Bord na Móna engineer |
Nickname: | Big Jim |
County: | Offaly |
Province: | Leinster |
Club: | Lusmagh |
Clposition: | Goalkeeper |
Clcounty: | 1 |
Counties: | Offaly |
Icposition: | Goalkeeper |
Icyears: | 1981-1994 |
Icapps(Points): | 26 (0-00) |
Icprovince: | 6 |
Icallireland: | 2 |
Nhl: | 1 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Birth Date: | 11 April 1960 |
Birth Place: | Lusmagh, County Offaly, Ireland |
James Troy (born 11 April 1960) is an Irish retired hurler who played for club side Lusmagh and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Born in Lusmagh, County Offaly, Troy first came to prominence during a two-year spell as goalkeeper with the Offaly minor team.[1] After a period with the under-21 side, he joined the Offaly senior team as understudy to Damien Martin during the 1981-82 National League. Troy claimed his first silverware in 1984 when Offaly won the Leinster Championship. He took over as first-choice goalkeeper the following year and ended the season as an All-Ireland Championship-winner after a defeat of Galway in the final.[2] Troy won a further three provincial titles between 1988 and 1990, the last of which saw him captain the team as a result of Lusmagh's County Championship success the previous year.[3] [4] The success continued with Offaly claiming the 1990-91 league. Troy won a sixth provincial medal in 1994 before ending the season with a second All-Ireland winners' medal alongside his brother John.[5] His inclusion on the Leinster team saw him claim two Railway Cup medals.
1989
1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990 (c), 1994