James Kenneth Hogan (born 1 May 1963) is an Irish former hurler who played as a goalkeeper at senior level for the Tipperary county team.
[1] Born in Lorrha, County Tipperary, Hogan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at the Presentation College, Birr.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions throughout his career, however, Hogan never won a Railway Cup medal.
He was educated at the local national school and later studied at the Presentation College in Birr, County Offaly.
[citation needed] Hogan began playing hurling with his local club, Lorrha–Dorrha, at a young age.
He also won two North Tipperary senior hurling championship medals, captaining his side to the title in 1989.
Tipperary won its first Munster title in 16 years following a draw and a replay with Cork in FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney .
Noel Lane scored a goal for Galway while Nicky English sent a late penalty over the bar for a point.
For the third time in as many years Tipp faced Galway in the All-Ireland series, but on this occasion the men from the West were without Tony Keady.
[8] Tipp returned in 1991 and defeated Cork in a Munster final replay giving Hogan his fourth provincial medal.
This defeat brought the curtain down on Tipp's great revival while also being an end to Hogan's inter-county career.
On 11 September 2010, Tipperary Under-21 hurlers, managed by Hogan, won the All Ireland Under-21 title by defeating Galway by 5–22 to 0–12 at Semple Stadium.