Nicky English

Nicholas J. "Nicky" English (born 20 October 1962) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward at senior level for the Tipperary county team.

Born in Cullen, County Tipperary, English first played competitive Gaelic games during his schooling at the Abbey CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior debut during the 1982 championship. English went on to play a key part for almost fifteen years, and won two All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, English won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he won a set of intermediate and junior championship medals with Lattin-Cullen. English also won a remarkable five successive Fitzgibbon Cup medals with University College Cork.

English's career tally of 20 goals and 117 points marks him out as Tipperary's third highest championship scorer of all-time.

Throughout his career English made 35 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1996 championship.

In retirement from playing English has become involved in team management and coaching. As manager of the Tipperary senior team between 1998 and 2002 he steered the team to All-Ireland, Munster and National League honours. He has also taken charge of the University College Dublin team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.

As a hurling analyst in the media English writes a weekly column in ''The Irish Times'', while he has also worked as a co-commentator with TV3 and RTÉ Radio 1 during their championship coverage. In May 2014 it was announced that English would be an analyst and co-commentator for Sky Sports new Gaelic games coverage.

English is widely regarded as one of Tipperary's greatest ever players. During his playing days he won six All-Star awards as well as the Texaco Hurler of the Year award in 1989. He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at left corner-forward and right corner-forward on the respective Tipperary and Fitzgibbon Cup Hurling Teams of the Century. In 2009 he was chosen on a special Munster team of the quarter century, while he was also included as one of the 125 greatest hurlers of all-time. Provided by Wikipedia