Tom Morrissey (Gaelic footballer)

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Tom Morrissey
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position -Midfield
Born County Clare, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Cooraclare
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1992-199?
Clare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1

Tom Morrissey was a Gaelic footballer from Cooraclare County Clare. He won a Munster Senior Football Championship in 1992 when Clare had a surprise win over Kerry in the final. He won McGrath Cup medals in 1994 and 1995.

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