Jimmy Lynam

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 St Nicholas Cork Senior Football Championship (1): 1954

Glen Rovers Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1960

Cork All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1952, 1953 Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1952, 1953 National Hurling League: 1952-53