code club birth_place county icprovince counties icyears sport icallireland icupdate nfl province allstars birth_date article_title name clcounty irish
football ardfinnan ardfinnan , county cork , ireland tipperary 0 tipperary 1969-1978 gaelic football 0 23:14 , 3 november 2013 0 munster 0 1948 john cummins -lrb- gaelic footballer -rrb-
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john cummins -lrb- gaelic footballer -rrb-

john cummins -lrb- born 1948 -rrb- is an irish retired gaelic footballer who played for the tipperary senior team .
born in ardfinnan , county tipperary , cummins arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the tipperary minor team , before later joining the under-21 and junior sides .
he made his senior debut in the 1969 championship .
cummins went on to play a key role for almost a decade , however , he enjoyed little in terms of silverware with tipp .
at club level cummins won two championship medal with ardfinnan .
cummins retired from inter-county football on following the conclusion of the 1978 championship .
in retirement from playing , cummins became involved in team management and coaching .
he has been a long-serving selector , coach and manager to the tipperary minor and under-21 football teams .
cummins 's son , brendan , enjoyed a lengthy career as a dual player with tipperary and is regarded as one of the greatest hurling goalkeepers of all-time .
