Tom Dillon (Gaelic footballer)

Thomas Dillon (1926 – 18 June 2019) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who predominantly played for Galway Championship club Ahascragh. He played for the Galway senior football team for ten seasons. Dillon usually lined out as a centre-back before ending his career at left corner-back.[1][2]

Tom Dillon
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Diolún
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-back
Born 1926
Ahascragh, County Galway, Ireland
Died 18 June 2019 (aged 93)
Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname Pook
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
 Ahascragh
Westerns
Ballinasloe
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1948–1958
 Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1

Dillon began his football career at club level with Ahascragh. While working in Dublin he joined the Westerns club with whom he won a Dublin Senior League title. Dillon later lined out with Ballinasloe in the Galway Senior Championship before returning to Ahascragh where he served as club president.

At inter-county level, Dillon was part of the Galway junior team that won the Connacht Junior Football Championship in 1948. He also joined the Galway senior team for the 1948 season. From his debut, Dillon played as a centre-back and later as a corner-back and made a number of National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in the 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. During that time he was part of Galway's All-Ireland Championship-winning team in the 1956 season. Dillon also secured four Connacht Championship medals and a National Football League medal.

At inter-provincial level, Dillon was selected to play in a number of championship campaigns with Connacht and won back-to-back Railway Cup medals in 1957 and 1958. He was also selected for the Rest of Ireland team.

Honours
Galway
Connacht

References
  1. "Galway mourn All-Ireland winner Dillon". Irish Independent. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. "1956 Galway All-Ireland winner Tom 'Pook' Dillon passes away". Hogan Stand. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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