Tom Nallen

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Tom Nallen is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Crossmolina Deel Rovers, [1] as well as the Mayo county team. Playing as a full-back, Nallen was known as "The Riddler". [2] His brother James and their uncle John also played for Mayo and Crossmolina. [3]

With Mayo he won the 2001 National Football League title. [2] In the 2001 Connacht Senior Football Championship Nallen scored a goal in Mayo's game against Sligo. [2]

As his club's captain, Nallen was the first person from a Mayo GAA team to raise the Andy Merrigan Cup after Crossmolina's victory in the 2001 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final. [4] He had earlier captained his club to the 1999 Mayo Senior Football Championship title. [5] As of 2009, he was still playing for his club while based in Dublin, with Allianz. [2]

References

  1. Rice, Sean (10 October 2006). "Familiarity bred contempt".
  2. 1 2 3 4 Finnerty, Mike (20 April 2010). "The 2001 Mayo team: where are they now?".
  3. "Crossmolina legend John Nallen passes away". 8 January 2019.
  4. McGovern, Oisín (9 January 2025). "Crossmolina Deel Rovers face Ballinderry in Croke Park decider this Sunday".
  5. "1999 Mayo Senior Football Final Jubilee Team". 31 October 2024.