Thomas Anthony Ryan (1941 – 13 March 2023) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Killenaule, Éire Óg, Nenagh, Éire Óg, Ennis, Liam Mellows and James Stephens, while at inter-county level he lined out with Tipperary, Clare and Galway.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Riain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1941 Killenaule, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
(aged 81) Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Assurance inspector | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Killenaule Éire Óg, Nenagh Éire Óg, Ennis Liam Mellows James Stephens | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1 | ||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1959-1964; 1966 1967-1969 1970-1972 |
Tipperary Clare Galway |
14 (3-08) 6 (3-09) 4 (7-13) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
Career
editRyan first played hurling at juvenile level with the New Tipperary Rangers team. Following the demise of that team, he lined out with Killenaule and captained the team to the South MHC title in 1958.[1] He also lined out as a schoolboy with Thurles CBS, however, his two years in the Harty Cup competition ended without success.
Ryan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a dual player at minor level. He was at midfield when Tipperary beat Kilkenny in the 1959 All-Ireland minor hurling final.[2] Ryan immediately progressed to the senior team and won National League and Munster SHC medals in his debut season in 1960.[3][4][5] He claimed a second set of league and provincial titles the following year, before winning his first All-Ireland SHC medal after a defeat of Dublin in the final. Ryan also captained Killenaule to the South SHC title that year.
Ryan won a third consecutive Munster SHC title in 1962. He later claimed a second consecutive All-Ireland medal after scoring a vital goal in a defeat of Wexford in the 1962 All-Ireland final.[6] Ryan won a Railway Cup medal with Munster in 1963, before winning a third and final league title in 1964.[7] He subsequently fell out of favour with the Tipperary selectors and was dropped from the team, however, he was recalled in 1966.
By this stage, Ryan had transferred to the Éire Óg club in Nenagh before later transferring to a similarly-named club in Ennis. He spent three seasons with the Clare senior hurling team, during which time he lined out against Tipperary in the 1967 Munster final.[8] Ryan later won a Connacht Club SHC title with Liam Mellows, while he also had a three-year tenure with the Galway senior hurling team. His professional life once again resulted in a club transfer, this time to the James Stephens club in Kilkenny, before ending his club career back with Killenaule.
Death
editRyan died in Manchester, England on 13 March 2023, aged 81.[9][10]
Honours
edit- Killenaule
- South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1961 (c), 1963
- South Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship: 1958
- Liam Mellows
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1961, 1962
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1960, 1961, 1962
- National Hurling League: 1959-60, 1960-61, 1963-64
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1959
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1959
- Munster
References
edit- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2009). "Local boys done good". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "The legend at the heart of 'Hell's Kitchen'". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "My Club: John O'Dwyer - Killenaule". GAA website. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tom Ryan - hurlr par excellence". Killenaule website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "RIP: Tipperary hurling legend and All-Ireland winner Tom Ryan of Killenaule passes away". Tipperary Live. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Tipperary GAA remember the late Tom Ryan". Hogan Stand. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.