Total – 91 All-Stars (89 Hurling, 2 Football)
Hurling
1971 – Tadhg O’Connor (Roscrea) No.5, Mick Roche (Carrick Davins) No.6, Francis Loughnane (Roscrea) No.10, Michael “Babs” Keating (Ballybacon / Grange) No.11
1972 – Francis Loughnane (Roscrea) No.10
1973 – Francis Loughnane (Roscrea) No.10
1975 – Tadhg O’Connor (Roscrea) No.5
1978 – Tommy Butler (Drom and Inch) No.15
1979 – Pat McLoughney (Shannon Rovers) No.1, Tadhg O’Connor (Roscrea) No.4
1980 – Pat McLoughney (Shannon Rovers) No.1
1983 – Nicky English (Lattin-Cullen) No.10
1984 – Nicky English (Lattin-Cullen) No.10
1985 – Nicky English (Lattin-Cullen) No.10
1986 – Bobby Ryan (Borris-Ileigh) No.7
1987 – Ken Hogan (Lorrha) No.1, Aidan Ryan (Borris-Ileigh) No.12, Pat Fox (Eire Og Annacarty) No.13, Nicky English (Lattin-Cullen) No.14
1988 – Bobby Ryan (Borris-Ileigh) No.7, Colm Bonnar (Cashel) No.8, Declan Ryan (Clonoulty-Rossmore) No.10, Nicky English (Lattin-Cullen) No.14
1989 – Conal Bonnar (Cashel) No.5, Bobby Ryan (Borris-Ileigh) No.6, Declan Carr (Holycross-Ballycahill) No.9, Pat Fox (Eire Og Annacarty) No.13, Cormac Bonnar (Cashel) No.14, Nicky English (Lattin-Cullen) No.15
1990 – Noel Sheehy (Silvermines) No.3, Michael Cleary (Nenagh) No.10
1991 – Paul Delaney (Roscrea) No.2, Noel Sheehy (Silvermines) No.3, Conal Bonnar (Cashel) No.5, John Leahy (Mullinahone) No.9, Michael Cleary (Nenagh) No.10, Pat Fox (Eire Og Annacarty) No.13, Cormac Bonnar (Cashel) No.14
1992 – Michael Cleary (Nenagh) No.13
1993 – Michael Cleary (Nenagh) No.13
1994 – John Leahy (Mullinahone) No.12
1996 – Liam Cahill (Ballingarry) No.13
1997 – Paul Shelly (Killenaule) No.2, Tommy Dunne (Toomevara) No.9, Declan Ryan (Clonoulty-Rossmore) No.11, John Leahy (Mullinahone) No.12
1999 – Tommy Dunne (Toomevara) No.9
2000 – Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange) No.1, John Carroll (Roscrea) No.5
2001 – Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange) No.1, Philip Maher (Borris-Illeigh) No.3, Eamonn Corcoran (JK Brackens) No.5, Tommy Dunne (Toomevara) No.8, Eddie Enright (Thurles Sarsfields) No.9, Mark O’Leary (Kilruane McDonaghs) No.10, Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) No.15
2002 – Paul Kelly (Mullinahone) No.7, Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) No.13
2003 – Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange) No.1
2004 – Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) No.13
2005 – Paul Kelly (Mullinahone) No. 9, Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) No.14
2006 – Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) No.13
2007 – Declan Fanning (Killenaule) No. 3
2008 – Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange) No. 1, Conor O’Mahony (Newport) No. 6, Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch) No. 9
2009 – Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 3, Conor O’Mahony (Newport) No. 7, Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 10, Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney) No. 13
2010 – Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange) No. 1, Paul Curran (Mullinahone) No. 3, Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh) No. 8, Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney) No. 11, Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 12, Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) No. 15
2011 – Paul Curran (Mullinahone) No. 3, Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 4, Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 7, Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 14
2014 – Darren Gleeson (Portroe) No. 1, Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh) No. 5, Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 6, Shane McGrath (Ballinahinch) No. 9, John O’Dwyer (Killenaule) No. 10, Patrick “Bonner” Maher (Lorrha) No. 11, Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch) No. 14
2015 – Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch) No. 14
2016 – Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill) No. 2, James Barry (Upperchurch-Drombane) No. 3, Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 6, Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 7, Patrick “Bonner” Maher (Lorrha-Dorrha) No. 12, Seamus Callanan (Drom-Inch) No 14, John McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney) No 15
2017 – Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 5
2019 – Brian Hogan (Lorrha-Dorrha) No. 1, Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 3, Cathal Barrett (Holycross-Ballycahill) No. 4, Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh) No. 5, Padraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 7, Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney) No. 8, Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch) No. 14
Gaelic Football
1998 – Declan Browne (Moyle Rovers) No. 15
2003 – Declan Browne (Moyle Rovers) No. 12
2016 – Michael Quinlivan (Clonmel Commercials) No. 14
2020 – Conor Sweeney (Ballyporeen) No 14
Prominent players of the 1960s
As an insight to the prominent players of the 1960s, see below the Tipperary players selected in the unofficial “Cuchulainn” Team of the Year awards presented from 1963 to 1967 under the auspices of Gaelic Weekly magazine.
1963 Cú Chulainn Team of the Year
John Doyle (Holycross-Ballycahill) No. 4, Theo English (Marlfield) No. 8, Jimmy Doyle (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 10, Liam Devaney (Borris-Ileigh) No. 13
1964 Cú Chulainn Team of the Year
John Doyle (Holycross-Ballycahill) No.2, Tony Wall (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 6, Mick Roche (Carrick Davins) No. 8, Jimmy Doyle (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 10, Michael ‘Babs’ Keating (Ballybacon-Grange) No. 11, John McKenna (Borrisokane) No. 14, Donie Nealon (Burgess) No. 15
1965 Cú Chulainn Team of the Year
John O’Donoghue (Arravale Rovers) No. 1, Kieran Carey (Roscrea) No. 4, Tony Wall (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 6, Mick Roche (Carrick Davins) No. 9, Jimmy Doyle (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 10, Donie Nealon (Burgess) No. 13, John McKenna (Borrisokane) No. 14, Seán McLoughlin (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 15
1966 Cú Chulainn Team of the Year
Theo English (Marlfield) No. 9, John McKenna (Borrisokane) No. 14
1967 Cú Chulainn Team of the Year
Len Gaynor (Kilruane MacDonaghs) No. 7, Mick Roche (Carrick Davins) No. 8, Tony Wall (Thurles Sarsfields) No. 11, Donie Nealon (Burgess) No. 13, Michael ‘Babs’ Keating (Ballybacon-Grange) No. 15
