He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1928 championship.
Hurling career
Club
In 1924 Egan was a key member of the Glen Rovers team that reached the final of the junior championship for the first time. Dohenys provided the opposition, however, the game was so one-sided in favour of "the Glen" that Doheny's conceded after fifty minutes. It was Egan's first championship medal.[2]
The following year Glen Rovers reached the final of the intermediate championship. A 7-2 to 2-3 defeat of Innicarra gave Egan a championship medal in that grade.
Egan first appeared for Cork as a member of the junior team in 1925. After playing no part in Cork's run to the All-Ireland decider, he was included at right corner-forward for the delayed decider against Dublin. A 5-6 to 1-0 victory gave Egan an All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship medal.[citation needed]
Egan made his senior championship debut on 13 May 1928, in a 4-8 to 0-3 Munster semi-final defeat of Waterford. He was later dropped to the substitutes' bench, as Cork completed a clean sweep of Munster and All-Ireland titles once again.[citation needed]
Personal life
Thomas John (Jack) Egan was born in Cork in 1904.[6] His father was trade unionist and politician Michael Egan.[6] Jack Egan worked at the Ford Motor Company factory in Cork for several decades.[1][7] He died following a road traffic incident in January 1984, aged 79.[7]
^ abc"Two Retirements From Company". Ford Motor Company, Cork Employee Magazine. Cork: Ford Motor Company. September 1969 – via Flickr. Jack [Egan] won both junior and senior All-Ireland medals while playing with Glen Rovers, and a senior All-Ireland medal with Blackrock
^"GAA - Cork V Waterford". Cork Examiner. 23 June 1926 – via Flickr. The following will represent Cork [..] junior hurling against Waterford next Sunday [..] - J Egan (Glen Rovers) captain