Tommy Doyle (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Duil | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
8 February 1915 Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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| Died | 5 February 1988 (aged 72) Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland |
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| Nickname | The Rubber Man | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Thurles Kickhams Thurles Sarsfields |
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| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 7 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1936–1953 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
Thomas "Tommy" Doyle (8 February 1915 - 5 February 1988) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Doyle first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team, before later joining the junior side. He made his senior debut in the 1936–37 National League. Doyle went on to enjoy a seventeen-year inter-county career, and won five All-Ireland medals, six Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals.
Doyle represented the Munster inter-provincial team at various times, winning three Railway Cup medals on the field of play. At club level he won seven championship medals with Thurles Sarsfields.
His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1953 championship.
Doyle's brother, Gerry, also played with Tipperary, while his nephew, Jimmy, was a six-time All-Ireland medallist with Tipperary and is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.
Doyle is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game. He was the seventh recipient of the All-Time All-Star Award. He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at left wing-back on the Tipperary Hurling Team of the Century in 2000.
Doyle first came to hurling prominence winning back-to-back minor championships with Thurles Kickhams in 1932 and 1933.
He won a mid-Tipperary junior championship medal with the club in 1934, before later switching allegiance and joining the Thurles Sarsfields club in 1938. His decision was a wise one, as he won a championship medal in his debut season following a 7–7 to 2–2 county final defeat of Kildangan. Sarsfields retained their championship crown in 1939 following a 5–3 to 4–2 defeat of a dogged Cashel King Cormacs.
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