John Leahy (27 December 1891 – 19 November 1949) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Tipperary senior team.
He served as chairman and secretary of the Tipperary County Board for lengthy periods, while he was also an All-Ireland-winning selector.
Leahy played his club hurling with Boherlahan in a career that spanned almost twenty years.
Thurles Sarsfields provided the opposition, however, a 4–4 to 1–2 victory gave Leahy his first Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship medal.
A defeat by old rivals Toomevara in a replay of the county final in 1930 brought the curtain down on Leahy's club hurling career.
Cork provided the opposition on that occasion, however, Leahy collected his first Munster Senior Hurling Championship medal as Tipperary won by 5–0 to 1–2.
In the replay Tipperary made no mistake and won comfortably, giving Leahy a second Munster.
The absence of the All-Ireland semi-finals allowed Tipperary to advance directly to the championship decider where Dublin provided the opposition.
[5] Tipperary went into decline for a number of year following this defeat, however, the team bounced back in 1922 with Leahy collecting a third Munster title as captain.
[6] Tipperary surrendered their provincial crown to Limerick in 1923, however, Leahy won a fourth Munster medal as captain in 1924.
Antrim were defeated by Tipperary in the penultimate game of the championship, setting up an All-Ireland final with Galway.
Leahy lined out as a non-playing sub once again in 1928 and captured a Railway Cup medal as Leinster were accounted for.
Leahy came from a sporting family, and his brothers Paddy, Mick and Tommy all playing inter-county hurling at various times.
Mick was a substitute on the victorious team of 1916 and later moved to Cork where he played hurling with Blackrock GAA club.