James Ryan (born 1943) is an Irish former hurling coach and player. At club level, he played with Carrick Davins and at inter-county level was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Ryan first played hurling at club level with Carrick Davins. After winning a Tipperary JAHC title in 1963, he won consecutive Tipperary SHC medals in 1966 and 1967.^[1] Ryan was also part of the Carrick Davins team that won the Munster Club SHC title after a defeat of Ballygunner in 1966.^[2] He was involved in all 11 of the clubs South Tipperary SHC successes between 1965 and 1979.^[3]

At inter-county level, Ryan first played for Tipperary alongside his brother P. J. Ryan as a member of the under-21 team that beat Wexford in the 1964 All-Ireland under-21 final.^[4] He also joined the intermediate and senior teams that year. Ryan won a National League–Munster SHC double in 1968 before being beaten by Wexford in that year's All-Ireland final.^[5]

In retirement from playing, Ryan became involved in team management and coaching at club level with Carrick Davins. He was also a selector when Tipperary won the Munster MHC title in 1993.^[6] Ryan also spent two years as coach of Tipperary's junior team.

Carrick Davins

• Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1966
• Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1966, 1967
• South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 (c)
• Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship: 1963

Tipperary

• Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1968
• National Hurling League: 1967–68
• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1964
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1964

Tipperary

• Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1993