Tom Dixon (hurler)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Tomás Mac Riocaird | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-forward | ||
Born |
1930 Castlebridge, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
Died |
9 February 2003 (aged 72) Barntown, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Administrator / Farmer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
St. Aidan's | |||
Club titles | |||
Wexford titles | 7 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1953-1957 | Wexford | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 1 |
Tom Dixon (1930 – 9 February 2003) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Wexford senior team.[1]
Dixon made his first appearance for the team during the 1953 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for the next few seasons until his retirement after the 1957 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, one Leinster medal and one National League medal.[2][3]
At club level Dixon was a seven-time county championship medalist with St. Aidan's.
References
- ^ "Fifties hurling hero excelled in many facets of life Tom set high standards in sport, politics and farming". Wexford People. 21 February 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 10 May 2012.