Tom Ryan (Limerick hurler)

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Tom Ryan
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Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Riain
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born 1944
Ballybrown, County Limerick, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nickname Timber Tom
Occupation Electrical rewind mechanic
Club(s)
YearsClub
1962–1983
 Ballybrown
Club titles
Limerick titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1973–1976
 Limerick 11 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Tom Ryan (born 1944 in Ballybrown, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish former hurling manager and player. He played hurling with his local club Ballybrown [1] and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1976. Ryan later served as manager of both the Limerick and Westmeath senior inter-county teams. [2]

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Playing career

Club

Ryan played his club hurling with his local club in Ballybrown. [1]

Inter-county

Ryan began his playing career with Limerick in the 1960s and went on as a substitute for Bernie Hartigan in the 1973 All Ireland Final which Limerick won, beating Kilkenny by 1–21 to 1–14. He started the 1974 All Ireland final as a right half back but Limerick were beaten by Kilkenny 3–19 to 1–13. He also won a National Hurling League [ clarification needed ] as a player in 1971.

Managerial career

Limerick

Ryan took over as Limerick senior hurling manager from Phil Bennis in the late summer of 1993 and remained as manager until 1997. He won two Munster titles in 1994 and 1996 as a manager, and won a National Hurling League in 1997. He was removed immediately after that success following a frosty relationship with the Limerick county board officers. He was replaced as manager by Éamonn Cregan.

Westmeath

Ryan was appointed manager of the Westmeath senior hurling team in November 2003. [2] After two unsuccessful years in this position, he stepped down in 2005.

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Leader Interview..with Tom Ryan". Limerick Leader . 19 February 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Ryan to manage Westmeath hurlers". RTÉ Sport. 13 November 2003. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Limerick Senior Hurling Manager
1993–1997		Succeeded by
Preceded by Westmeath Senior Hurling Manager
2003–2005		Succeeded by
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