James Lynam (1 October 1925 – 23 August 2026) was an Irish hurler who played for club side Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

A member of the Glen Rovers club in Blackpool, Lynam had just turned 19 when he won his first County Championship title in 1944. He claimed a further six winners' medals before his retirement from the club scene in 1960. Lynam first played for the Cork senior hurling team when he was selected as a reserve for the 1950 Munster Championship. He won the first of successive Munster Championship medals in 1952, before claiming his first All-Ireland title after coming on as a substitute for Liam Abernethy in the 1952 final defeat of Dublin. Lynam collected further silverware with a National League title in 1953, before winning a second All-Ireland title, this time as a reserve, after Cork's defeat of Galway in the 1953 final.

Death

Lynam died on 23 August 2026, at the age of 100.

Honours

1. St Nicholas

2. Cork Senior Football Championship (1): 1954

3. Glen Rovers

4. Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1960

5. Cork

6. All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1952, 1953

7. Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1952, 1953

8. National Hurling League: 1952-53

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