Tom Flynn (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Floinn | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
17 April 1992 Galway, Ireland | ||
| 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 | ||
Tom Flynn (born 1991 or 1992)[1] is an Irish sportsperson. Flynn plays club football and hurling with Athenry and has played senior inter-county football for Galway since 2011.[1] Flynn was a member of the Galway teams that won the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 2011 and 2013.[citation needed]
He won the 2011 Cadbury's Hero of the Future award,[2] receiving it at a ceremony at Croke Park.[3]
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
- ^ a b "Tom Flynn: 2015 lessons give Galway edge at Croke Park". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ 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.