Tom Conlon (Gaelic footballer)

Thomas Conlon (1925 – 23 January 1990) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Stabannon Parnells and was also a member of the Louth senior football team.

Tom Conlon
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Conalláin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born 1925
Stabannon,
County Louth, Irish Free State
Died 23 January 1990 (aged 64)
Drumconrath,
County Meath, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname Big Tom
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
1942–1960
 Stabannon Parnells
Club titles
Louth titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1944–1957
 Louth
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Career

Conlon first played Gaelic football as a minor with the O'Connell's club in 1941. The following year he played with the Ardee minors and was also a member of the beaten Mid Louth side in the county final. Conlon was still eligible for the minor grade when he won a Louth JFC medal with Stabannon Parnells in 1943 before winning a Cardinal O'Donnell Cup title in 1945.[1] He captained the club their inaugural Louth SFC title in 1949, before claiming a second winners' medal in 1954.[2]

Conlon first appeared on the inter-county scene as a substitute with the Louth minor team in 1942. He was just 19-years-old when he made his senior team debut against Meath in 1944. Conlon made his championship debut as captain during Louth's Leinster SFC-winning season in 1950, however, they lost the subsequent All-Ireland final to Mayo.[3] He claimed a second Leinster medal in 1953 before retiring from inter-county activity. Conlon was coaxed back to the Louth team and won a third Leinster medal in 1957. He was at full-back when Louth beat Cork in the 1957 All-Ireland final.[4][5]

Personal life and death

Conlon spent his entire working life as a farmer in Stabannon. He died after a period of illness on 23 January 1990, aged 64.[6]

Honours
Stabannon Parnells
Louth
Leinster

References
  1. "Cups of cheer". Hogan Stand. 20 November 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. "Stabannon won the inaugural Joe Ward in 1949". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. "Leinster Senior Football Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. "Only 20 when he helped Louth to 1957 All-Ireland title". Irish Independent. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. "A book that tells the great story of Stabannon Parnells". Dundalk Democrat. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. "Death of a legend". Dundalk Democrat. 27 January 1990. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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