Thomas O'Connell (20 October 1939 – 16 May 2019) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1][2]
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| Born | 20 October 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 May 2019 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Mechanic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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O'Connell made his first appearance for the team during the 1959 championship and was a semi-regular member of the starting fifteen for the following seven seasons. During that time he won one Leinster winners' medal. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, after scoring a hat-trick of goals in the final.[3]
At club level O'Connell was a two-time county club championship medalist with Fenians.
References
edit- ↑ "Three goals in All-Ireland but Tommy never got gold". Kilkenny People. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ Fogarty, Jim (20 May 2019). "Tommy O'Connell RIP". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ↑ "Tommy's goals were all in vain". Irish Examiner. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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