Tom Scullion
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Scolláin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1939 Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Died |
12 February 2021 (aged 81) Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Primary school principal | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Bellaghy | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Derry titles | 12 | ||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Queen's University Belfast | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Derry | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Thomas Scullion (1939 – 12 February 2021) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, manager and administrator. Regarded as a "legend of club and county", he won Ulster Championships with the Derry senior football team as both a player and manager.[1] Scullion has also been described as Derry's most decorated club player of all time, having won the All-Ireland Club Championship and 12 Derry County Championship titles with Bellaghy.[2]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Queen's University Belfast
- Sigerson Cup; 1958
- Bellaghy
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 1971-72
- Ulster Senior Club Football Championship: 1968, 1971
- Derry Senior Football Championship: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972
- Derry
Manager
[edit]- Derry
References
[edit]- ^ ""The most decorated club player ever in Derry" - Tom Scullion RIP". Hogan Stand. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Tom Scullion tributes paid following death of former Derry GAA player and manager". Belfast Live. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.