Tom Finlay
Thomas P. "Tom" Finlay (1897 – 6 September 1967) was an Irish hurler who played as a wing-back for the Laois senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Fionnalaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Wing-back | ||
| Born |
1897 Ballygeehan, County Laois, Ireland | ||
| Died |
6 September 1967 (aged 70) St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Army officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ballygeehan | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
|
Laois Dublin | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Regarded as one of Laois's greatest-ever players, Finlay played during the county's most successful period from 1914-15 before later lining out for Dublin. During his inter-county career he won two All-Ireland medals and three Leinster medals. Finlay was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[1][2]
At club level Finlay won several county club championship medals with Ballygeehan.
His brother, Jack Finlay, was also an All-Ireland medalist with Laois.
References
- "Laois roll of honour". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- "Dublin roll of honour". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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