Tommy Butler (hurler)

Thomas Butler (1951 - 12 November 2020[1][2]) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Drom & Inch and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Not to be confused with Tom Butler (hurler).

Tommy Butler
Personal information
Irish name Tomás de Buitléir
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1951
Bouladuff, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 12 November 2020 (aged 69)
Bouladuff, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Creamery employee
Club(s)
Years Club
 Drom & Inch
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1974-1980
 Tipperary 8 (2-12)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 1

Career

Butler first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Drom & Inch club, as well as lining out with Templemore CBS. He made his senior debut at club level as a 15-year-old in 1966 and won two Mid Tipperary Championship titles in a career that spanned four decades. Butler first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Tipperary under-21 team, having earlier failed to make the minor team. His three years in the under-21 grade yielded a Munster Under-21 Championship title in 1972.[3] Butler was later drafted onto the Tipperary senior hurling team and made his debut against Limerick in the last game of the 1973-74 league. His senior career coincided with a barren spell for Tipperary in terms of success, however, he won a National Hurling League medal in 1979, having claimed an All-Star the previous year.[4] Butler also wona Railway Cup medal with Munster in 1978.

Honours

Team
Drom & Inch
Tipperary
Munster

Individual
Awards

References
  1. "Passing of a Tipperary Great". Hogan Stand. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Tipperary hurling mourns All Star Tommy Butler". Irish Examiner. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Under-21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Tommy Butler". Séamus J. King website. 30 September 1984. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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