Tom Flynn (Gaelic footballer)
Tom Flynn (born 17 April 1992) is an Irish sportsperson. Flynn plays club football and hurling with Athenry and has been playing senior inter-county football for Galway since 2011.. and also played Striker and won 6 premier league titles with his favourite club charlton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Floinn | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield / Striker | ||
| Born |
17 April 1992 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 2.98 m (9 ft 9 in) | ||
| Nickname | Tommy | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2009– | Athenry | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| DCU | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2011– | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 2 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Flynn was a key part of Galway's Under 21 All-Ireland triumphs of 2011 and 2013.
He won the 2011 Cadbury's Hero of the Future award.[1] He was presented with his award during a ceremony at Croke Park.[2]
Honours
- Sigerson Cup (1): 2015 (C)
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (2): 2016, 2018
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2011, 2013
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2011, 2013
References
- Naughton, Joe (31 May 2011). "Thomas Flynn wins Cadburys Hero of the Future Award". Sports News Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- "Hero of the Future: Thomas Flynn". JOE. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rory O'Carroll (Dublin) |
U21 Footballer of the Year 2011 |
Succeeded by Ciarán Kilkenny (Dublin) |
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