Tom McCormack (Erin's Own hurler)

Thomas Joseph McCormack (31 January 1888 – 2 September 1959) was an Irish hurler. Usually lining out as a half-back, he was a member of the Kilkenny team that won All-Ireland Championship titles in 1909, 1911 and 1912.[1]

Tom McCormack
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Mac Cormaic
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-forward
Born (1888-01-31)31 January 1888
Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 2 September 1959(1959-09-02) (aged 71)
Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland
Occupation Doctor
Club(s)
Years Club
 Erin's Own
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1909-1912
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 3

McCormack played his club hurling with Erin's Own, however, he enjoyed little success during his brief club career.

After being selected for the Kilkenny senior team in 1909, McCormack was a regular member of the team at various times over the following four championship seasons. He won his first Leinster medal in his debut season in 1909 before later winning his first All-Ireland medal after Kilkenny's defeat of Tipperary in the final. McCormack won further Leinster and All-Ireland medals in 1911 and 1912.

McCormack died on 2 September 1959.

Honours
Kilkenny

References
  1. "Dr. T. J. McCormack". Cork Examiner. 3 March 1959. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.