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| Native name | Colm Ó Flatharta (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colm O'Flaherty (born 1950) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary and Leitrim senior teams.
Born in Cahir, County Tipperary, O'Flaherty first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1970 championship. O'Flaherty subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
At club level O'Flaherty is a one-time championship medallist with Fr. Griffin's. He played the majority of his club football with Cahir.
O'Flaherty retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1980 championship.
In retirement from playing O'Flaherty became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as a selector, coach and manager with the Tipperary minor, under-21 and senior teams in both Gaelic football and hurling.12
Honours
Player
- Fr. Griffin's
- Galway Senior Football Championship (1): 1970
Selector
- Tipperary
References
References
- Foley, Cliona (18 November 1999). "All-Ireland hero Griffin in Wexford minor snub". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- "GAA: O'Flaherty new Tipperary football manager". RTÉ Sport. 18 November 1999. Retrieved 1 August 2015.