Tom O'Sullivan (hurler)

Tom O'Sullivan

Personal information
Irish name	Tomás Ó Súilleabháin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	1932[ citation needed ] Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland
Club
Years	Club
	Buttevant → Avondhu
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Inter-county
Years	County	Apps (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 "Buttevant's proud tradition ever-present". The Corkman. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2025. "A different demographic: the changing face of Cork hurling". Irish Examiner. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2025. 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 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 "Senior Hurling". munster.gaa.ie. Retrieved 10 October 2025. Senior Hurling Championship - 1950-1959 (PDF), Cork GAA, p. 2, retrieved 10 October 2025 "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 This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.