Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Tomás de Buitléir | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born |
1902 Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Died | 22 April 1984 (aged 81–82) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1920-1940 | Thurles Sarsfields | ||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 5 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1927-1939 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 1 |
Tom Butler (1902 – 22 April 1984) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.
Butler made his first appearance for the team during the 1927 championship and was a regular player over the course of the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland winners' medal, one Munster winner's medal and one National Hurling League winners' medal.
At club level, he enjoyed a successful career with Thurles Sarsfields, winning five county club championship winners' medals.
Butler became involved in team management following his retirement from playing. He trained Tipperary to the All-Ireland title in 1945.
References
- "Profile: Tommy Butler". Tipp GAA archive. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- "County profile: Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
Achievements | ||
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Preceded byJim 'Tough' Barry | All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning trainer 1945 |
Succeeded byJim 'Tough' Barry |
Tipperary - 1926 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Champions (4th title) | |
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Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name. |
Tipperary - 1930 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (11th title) | |
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Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name. |
Tipperary - 1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (12th title) | |
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Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name. |
Tipperary - 1945 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (13th title) | |
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Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name. |
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