Tony Reddin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Cathal Ó Roideacháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
15 November 1919 Mullagh, County Galway, Ireland |
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| Died | 1 March 2015 (aged 95) Banagher, County Offaly, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Thaudy | ||
| Occupation | Bord na Móna employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Mullagh Lorrha |
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| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1941–1947 1948–1957 |
Galway Tipperary |
1 (0-00) 25 (0-00) |
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| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 5 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 01:43, 2 July 2013. | |||
Martin Charles Reddington (15 November 1919 – 1 March 2015), better known as Tony Reddin, was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway and Tipperary senior teams.
Born in Mullagh, County Galway, Reddin first played competitive hurling at juvenile levels with his club. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Galway minor team before later joining the junior team. He made his senior debut during the 1941 championship. Reddin later joined the Tipperary team during the 1947–48 league and went on to play a key part for almost decade. During that time he won three All-Ireland medals, three Munster medals and five National Hurling League medals.
As a member of the Connacht and Munster inter-provincial teams on a number of occasions, Reddin won five Railway Cup medals. At club level he played with Mullagh in Galway and Lorrha in Tipperary.
Throughout his career Reddin made a combined total of 26 championship appearances. His retirement came during a tour of the United States in October 1957.
In retirement from playing Reddin became involved in team management and coaching. As trainer of the St. Rynagh's team, he guided them to two Leinster titles and ten Offaly titles.
Reddin is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game, with many former players, commentators and fans rating him as the number one goalkeeper of all-time. He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including as goalkeeper on the Hurling Team of the Century in 1984 and the Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000.
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