Tony Griffin (hurler)

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Tony Griffin
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Corner-forward
Born (1981-01-11) 11 January 1981 (age 42)
Ballyea, County Clare
Club(s)
YearsClub
1999–
Ballyea
Club titles
Clare titles 1
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2002–2009
Clare 33 (10–66)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 1

Tony Griffin is a former inter-county hurler who retired from that in November 2009. [1] [2] He has since worked as a coach, including with the Kerry county football team which won the Sam Maguire Cup in 2022.Tony also cycled the entire length of Canada in 49 days raising 1.2 million euros for charity

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Playing career

College

He played for NUI Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup. [3]

Inter-county

In 2000, he was called up to the Clare inter-county team under Ger Loughnane.

In 2006, Griffin was inducted into the GAA All-Star team in the left corner forward position. He had been nominated for an All-Star in twice previously, in 2004 and 2005.

On 16 November 2009, Griffin retired from inter-county hurling with Clare, citing a lack of 'confidence in the current management structure' as one of the main reasons for doing so. [1]

Coaching

Griffin joined the Kerry county football team as a performance coach ahead of the 2022 season, a year when Kerry won the Sam Maguire Cup. Kerry forward David Clifford paid tribute to him after being named All Stars Footballer of the Year. [4]

Jack O'Connor, the Kerry manager, also had Griffin involved when he was managing Kildare (before O'Connor returned for his third spell as Kerry manager), and Griffin was also involved with the Dublin county hurling team when Anthony Daly was manager. [5]

Personal life

Cycle For Cancer

In 2007, Griffin took a year out of hurling to do a cycle across Canada in memory of his father Jerome, who died from cancer.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Griffin quits Banner hurling". RTÉ Sport. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009. Tony Griffin has retired from inter-county hurling ... citing a lack of 'confidence in the current management structure' as one of the main reasons for doing so
  2. "Column: What becomes of an athlete after they retire?". The42 . Retrieved 28 January 2016. Griffin retired from hurling in 2009
  3. "Major Clare influence on NUIG Fitzgibbon campaign". The Clare Champion .
  4. Nolan, Pat (28 October 2022). "David Clifford hails Tony Griffin influence as Kerry star named Footballer of the Year".
  5. Keys, Colm (30 July 2022). "Meet the multi-layered group of experts behind the team that Jack built". Irish Independent. … Performance coach — Tony Griffin O'Connor had Griffin in Kildare, where he now lives, having had him recommended by Ross Dunphy, former strength and conditioning coach with Dublin hurlers when Anthony Daly was manager and Griffin was involved…