James Fives (10 April 1929 – 17 December 2020) was an Irish retired hurler and Gaelic footballer.
His league and championship career with the Waterford and Galway senior teams lasted ten years from 1949 until 1959.
[1] In 1984, Fives was named as captain on a special Hurling Team of the Century made up of players who never won an All-Ireland medal.
Fives played at underage levels with the Tourin club, before winning a county football championship medal with An Chéad Chath in 1951.
Fives made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Waterford minor team, and had one championship season in this grade.