Tom Healy (hurler)

Tom or Tommy Healy (born 1855 in Littleton, County Tipperary) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and was a member of the very first Tipperary inter-county team in 1887.

Tommy Healy was born in Coolcroo, Littleton, County Tipperary in 1855. He was noted as a fine sportsperson and represented his native Thurles hurling club in the 1880s. In 1887 he won a Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship title with the club, and was consequently picked, with the rest of the team, to represent Tipperary in the inaugural All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Healy's most notable moment came when he scored the very first goal in an All-Ireland Hurling Final. This happened in the 1887 final, when Tipperary played against Galway. Healy took a pass from team captain Jim Stapleton and made no mistake in sending a low, hard drive to the back of the opposition's net.

Teams

Tipperary - 1887 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (1st title)

1 M. McNamara 2 M. Maher 3 T. Maher 4 T. Burke 5 J. Dwyer 6 N. Murphy 7 N. Bowe 8 J. Ryan 9 T. Healy 10 P. Leahy 11 T. Dwyer 12 N. Lambe 13 J. Leamy 14 J. Mockler 15 J. Stapleton (c) 16 A. Maher 17 T. Stapleton 18 D. Ryan 19 J. Dunne 20 M. Carroll 21 T. Carroll

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

References

Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland).

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