Tommy Drumm

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Tommy Drumm
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Droma
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-back
Born (1955-03-22) 22 March 1955 (age 67)
Whitehall, Dublin
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Company director
Club(s)
YearsClub
1970s-1980s
Whitehall Colmcille
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1976-1984
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 5
All-Irelands 3
NFL 0
All Stars 4

Tommy Drumm (born 22 March 1955) is an Irish former sportsperson. He lived on Collins Avenue West. He attended (Primary) The School of the Holy Child, Larkhill, Whitehall, and (Secondary) St Aidan's Christian brothers School, Dublin 9. He played Gaelic football with his local club Whitehall Gaels, renamed Whitehall Colmcille's GAA and was a senior member of the Dublin county team from 1976 until 1984. [1] Drumm captained Dublin to the All-Ireland title in 1983.

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References

  1. "Dublin GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Dublin Senior Football Captain
1983-1984
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Football
winning captain

1983
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Texaco Footballer of the Year
1983
Succeeded by