James Finn (born 16 November 1931) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Finn first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Thurles CBS.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Finn won two Railway Cup medals.
Tipperary had a greater goal-threat amongst their forwards and powered to a comfortable 6–5 to 2–4 victory, giving Finn an All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship medal.
In a dull affair, Tipp looked to be heading for victory when Paddy Kenny scored a goal to put the team four points ahead with just one minute left to play.
The subsequent All-Ireland decider against Wexford on 2 September 1951 provided Tipperary with the chance to secure a hat-trick of championship titles for the first time in over half a century.
In 1958 Finn won a third Munster medal as Tipperary regained the provincial crown following a 4–12 to 1–5 trouncing of reigning champions Waterford.
Liam Devaney, Donie Nealon and Larry Keane all scored goals for Tipperary in the first-half, while Tony Wall sent a seventy-yard free untouched to the Galway net.
[3] Finn won a sixth National League medal in 1959 following a 0–15 to 0–7 defeat of Waterford, however, Tipperary subsequently surrendered their provincial and All-Ireland crowns.