Tom O'Sullivan (hurler)

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Tom O'Sullivan
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Súilleabháin
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1932[ citation needed ]
Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland
Club
YearsClub
Buttevant
Avondhu
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1952-1954
Cork 2 (1-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 2
NHL 1

Thomas O'Sullivan was an Irish sportsperson who played hurling with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s. At club level, O'Sullivan played for Buttevant. [1] [2]

O'Sullivan, who played in the corner-forward position, first came to prominence with the Cork senior hurlers in the early 1950s.[ citation needed ] He was a member of the Cork team that defeated Galway in the 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final. [3] [4] In 1954, O'Sullivan was a member of the Cork team that won the Munster Senior Hurling Championship final against Tipperary. [5] [6] He came on as a substitute during Cork's subsequent victory over Wexford in the 1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final. [7]

References

  1. "Buttevant's proud tradition ever-present". The Corkman. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  2. "A different demographic: the changing face of Cork hurling". Irish Examiner. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  3. Smith, Raymond (1966). Decades of Glory: A Comprehensive History of the National Game. Little & McClean. p. 260. Tom O'Sullivan gave Cork victory over Galway in the 1953 All-Ireland
  4. Cork v Galway 1953 All-Ireland SHC Final. 9 minutes in via YouTube. A melee around the Galway goal and Tom [O']Sullivan crashes home a final goal and seconds later the game is over with Cork champions for the 18th time
  5. "Senior Hurling". munster.gaa.ie. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  6. Senior Hurling Championship - 1950-1959 (PDF), Cork GAA, p. 2, retrieved 10 October 2025
  7. "Championship Finals Teams - Senior". The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games - Full GAA records from 1887 to 2021 inclusive (PDF). p. 20. Retrieved 10 October 2025 via gaa.ie. 1954 [..v Wexford..] Cork Sub: Tom O'Sullivan for Paddy Barry