About Jim Roche
Lived 1909 – 1980 (aged 70). Jim Roche was a hurler.
James Roche (11 June 1910 – 23 April 1980) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Limerick senior team.
Roche joined the team during the 1933 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement almost a decade later. During that time he won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and five National Hurling League medals. Roche was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Roche played with Croom.
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Who was Jim Roche?
Irish hurler (1909-1980)
When was Jim Roche born?
Jim Roche was born on 11 June 1909 in Croom.
When did Jim Roche die?
Jim Roche died on 23 April 1980.
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Jim Roche was a hurler.
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