Tom Flynn (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Floinn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1938 Newcastle, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Newcastle | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1957 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Thomas Flynn (born 1938) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Newcastle and at inter-county level was a member of various Tipperary teams at all levels.
Playing career
[edit]Flynn first played hurling at club level with Newcastle.[1] He was part of the club's junior team that won the South Tipperary JHC title in 1960. At inter-county level, Tierney first played for Tipperary as part of the minor team that won a fifth consecutive Munster MHC title in 1956.[2] This win was later converted into an All-Ireland MHC medal, with Flynn lining out at right corner-forward.[3]
After a brief spell with the senior team in 1957, Flynn spent three seaosns with the junior team.[4] He won a Munster IHC title in 1961, before claiming a second winners' medal in 1963.[5] Flynn's final inter-county game saw him claim an All-Ireland IHC medal following Tipperary's defeat of London.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Newcatsle
- South Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship: 1960
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1963
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1961, 1963
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1956
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1956
References
[edit]- ^ "Here are the 109 South Tipperary players who have represented Tipperary in an All-Ireland hurling final". Tipperary Live. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Roll of honour". Tipperary GAA website. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Tipperary Teams: Tom Flynn". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.