Thomas Conlon (1925 – 23 January 1990) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Stabannon Parnells and was also a member of the Louth senior football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Conalláin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1925 Stabannon, County Louth, Irish Free State | ||
| Died |
23 January 1990 (aged 64) Drumconrath, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Big Tom | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1942–1960 | Stabannon Parnells | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Louth titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1944–1957 | Louth | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Career
editConlon first played Gaelic football as a minor with the O'Connell's club in 1941. The following year he played with the Ardee minors and was also a member of the beaten Mid Louth side in the county final. Conlon was still eligible for the minor grade when he won a Louth JFC medal with Stabannon Parnells in 1943 before winning a Cardinal O'Donnell Cup title in 1945.[1] He captained the club their inaugural Louth SFC title in 1949, before claiming a second winners' medal in 1954.[2]
Conlon first appeared on the inter-county scene as a substitute with the Louth minor team in 1942. He was just 19-years-old when he made his senior team debut against Meath in 1944. Conlon made his championship debut as captain during Louth's Leinster SFC-winning season in 1950, however, they lost the subsequent All-Ireland final to Mayo.[3] He claimed a second Leinster medal in 1953 before retiring from inter-county activity. Conlon was coaxed back to the Louth team and won a third Leinster medal in 1957. He was at full-back when Louth beat Cork in the 1957 All-Ireland final.[4][5]
Personal life and death
editConlon spent his entire working life as a farmer in Stabannon. He died after a period of illness on 23 January 1990, aged 64.[6]
Honours
edit- Stabannon Parnells
- Louth Senior Football Championship: 1949 (c), 1954
- Louth
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1957
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1950 (c), 1953, 1957
- Leinster
- Railway Cup: 1952, 1953, 1954
References
edit- ^ "Cups of cheer". Hogan Stand. 20 November 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Stabannon won the inaugural Joe Ward in 1949". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Football Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Only 20 when he helped Louth to 1957 All-Ireland title". Irish Independent. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "A book that tells the great story of Stabannon Parnells". Dundalk Democrat. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Death of a legend". Dundalk Democrat. 27 January 1990. Retrieved 5 March 2018.