Jim Brophy
Irish hurler
James Brophy (1920 – October 1998) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Galway senior team.
Brophy joined the team during the 1940-41 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1954 championship. During that time he won one National Hurling League medal. Brophy was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Brophy was a two-time county club championship medalist with An Céad Cath Gaelach.
Playing career
Club
Brophy began his club hurling career at underage levels with Danesfort in Kilkenny.
After moving to Galway he joined the An Céad Cath Gaelach club and went on to enjoy much success. The team were beaten by Loughrea in the 1941 decider and were also beaten in the county finals of 1945 and 1946 when city rivals Liam Mellows, for whom Brophy played for one season, proved their bogey-team.
Brophy was captain in 1947 as the team set out to avoid losing a third successive championship decider. A 4-13 to 3-3 defeat of Carnore gave him a Galway Senior Hurling Championship medal.
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