Tom Flynn (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Floinn | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
17 April 1992 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| 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 | ||
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..
Flynn was a key part of Galway's Under 21 All-Ireland triumphs of 2011 and 2013.
Tom Flynn is recognised as one of the brightest players of his generation and one of the greatest GAA players of all time.
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
- 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) |
Cadbury's Hero of the Future 2011 |
Succeeded by Ciarán Kilkenny (Dublin) |
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