Todd Nolan
Todd Nolan was a hurler from County Kerry. He played with the Kerry intercounty team from 1966 to 1986, and with his local Crotta O'Neill's club. He also played football with Fingue.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1960's-1980's | Crotta O'Neill's | ||
Club titles | |||
Kerry titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1966-1986 | Kerry | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 |
While playing for Kerry, he won three All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship titles in 1976, 1983 and 1986.
He won a Railway Cup medal with Munster in 1969 alongside the great names of hurling like Len Gaynor, Eamonn Cregan and Jimmy Doyle to name a few.
At club level with Crotta O'Neill's he won a Kerry Senior Hurling Championship medal in 1968 to date the last title Crotta have won. He also played in 5 other finals.
His father Tom Nolan was also a great hurling during the 1940s till the 1960s. He had 4 other brothers who also played with Kerry.
After his death the Munster Council named a hurling tournament in his name that is played every year at minor level in Kerry.
References
- http://www.kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1610:the-1986-all-ireland-b-hurling-cship-team&catid=1&Itemid=74
- http://www.kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1968:launch-of-todd-nolan-hurling-tournament-2011&catid=40&Itemid=81
- http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/