John O'Brien Gaelic games player
John O'Brien (born 1 January 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team.Born in Toomevara, County Tipperary, O'Brien first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2001 league. O'Brien went on to enjoy a lengthy career, and won one All-Ireland medal, five Munster medals and one National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.At club level O'Brien is a two-time Munster medallist with Toomevara. In addition to this he has also won seven championship medals.His brother, Paddy O'Brien, is also an All-Ireland medallist with Tipperary.Throughout his career O'Brien made 36 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 26 November 2014.