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Tim Ryan (hurler)

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Tim Ryan
Personal information
Irish name Tadhg Ó Riain
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1923
Borrisoleigh,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 26 February 1996 (aged 72)
Borrisoleigh,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation Creamery manager
Club(s)
Years Club
Borris–Ileigh
Club titles
Tipperary titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1950-1953
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1

Timothy Ryan (1923 – 26 February 1996) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Borris–Ileigh and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career

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Ryan first played hurling at club level with Borris–Ileigh. He progressed onto the club's senior team and won a Mid Tipperary SHC title in 1949, before later being a part of the club's first team to win the Tipperary SHC title.[1] After the club switched divisions, Ryan won five North Tipperary SHC titles and two more Tipperary SHC titles, including one as team captain in 1953.[2]

Ryan first played for Tipperary as a member of the minor team in 1941. He joined the senior team in 1950 and, after winning a Munster SHC medal, lined out at wing-forward when Tipperary beat Wexford in the 1951 All-Ireland final.[3] Ryan also won a National League title during his brief inter-county career.

Personal life and death

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His brother, Ned Ryan and future brother-in-law, Pat Stakelum, were all part of Tipperary's three-in-a-row team from 1949 to 1951.[4] His sons, Bobby and Aidan, were part of the Tipperary team that won All-Ireland titles in 1989 and 1991, while another son, Pat Ryan, also lined out for Tipperary.[5]

Ryan died after a period of ill health on 26 February 1996, at the age of 72.[6]

Honours

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Borris–Ileigh
Tipperary

References

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  1. ^ "Borris–Ileigh". Club Info website. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Borris–Ileigh embraces a big day like no other Tipperary club". Irish Examiner. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (5 April 2008). "Tributes pour in for Tipp legend Stakelum". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Ryan family". Hogan Stand. 30 August 1991. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Death of Timmy Ryan, Borrisoleigh". Tipperary Star. 2 March 1996. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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