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Irish hurler and manager

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Tom Ryan
Personal information
Irish name	Tomás Ó Riain
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-back
Born	1944 Ballybrown, County Limerick, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nickname	Timber Tom
Occupation	Electrical rewind mechanic
Club(s)
Years	Club
1962–1983	Ballybrown
Club titles
Limerick titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1973–1976	Limerick	11 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	1
NHL	0
All Stars	0

Tom Ryan (born 1944 in Ballybrown, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish former hurling manager and player. He played hurling with his local club Ballybrown and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1976. Ryan later served as manager of both the Limerick and Westmeath senior inter-county teams.

Playing career

Club

Ryan played his club hurling with his local club in Ballybrown.

Inter-county

Ryan began his playing career with Limerick in the 1960s and went on as a substitute for Bernie Hartigan in the 1973 All Ireland Final which Limerick won, beating Kilkenny by 1–21 to 1–14. He started the 1974 All Ireland final as a right half back but Limerick were beaten by Kilkenny 3–19 to 1–13. He also won a National Hurling League as a player in 1971.

Managerial career

Limerick

Ryan took over as Limerick senior hurling manager from Phil Bennis in the late summer of 1993 and remained as manager until 1997. He won two Munster titles in 1994 and 1996 as a manager, and won a National Hurling League in 1997. He was removed immediately after that success following a frosty relationship with the Limerick county board officers. He was replaced as manager by Éamonn Cregan.

Westmeath

Ryan was appointed manager of the Westmeath senior hurling team in November 2003. After two unsuccessful years in this position, he stepped down in 2005.

References

^ "The Leader Interview..with Tom Ryan". Limerick Leader. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
^ "Ryan to manage Westmeath hurlers". RTÉ Sport. 13 November 2003. Retrieved 13 September 2009.

Sporting positions
Preceded byPhil Bennis	Limerick Senior Hurling Manager 1993–1997	Succeeded byÉamonn Cregan
Preceded byMichael Conneely	Westmeath Senior Hurling Manager 2003–2005	Succeeded bySéamus Qualter

v t e Limerick – 1973 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (7th title)
1 S. Horgan 2 W. Moore 3 P. Hartigan 4 J. O'Brien 5 P. Bennis 6 É. Cregan 7 S. Foley 8 R. Bennis 9 É. Grimes (c) 10 B. Hartigan 11 M. Dowling 12 L. O'Donoghue 13 F. Nolan 14 N. Rea 15 J. McKenna Subs used 17 T. Ryan 19 P. Fitzmaurice Subs not used 16 J. O'Donnell 18 J. Allis 20 A. Dunworth 21 J. Hogan Coach J. Power Selectors D. Stokes J. Quaid D. Barrett S. Cunningham Trainer M. Cregan

Limerick – 1973 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (7th title)

Subs used: 17 T. Ryan; 19 P. Fitzmaurice

Subs not used: 16 J. O'Donnell; 18 J. Allis; 20 A. Dunworth; 21 J. Hogan

Coach: J. Power
Selectors: D. Stokes; J. Quaid; D. Barrett; S. Cunningham
Trainer: M. Cregan

v t e Limerick – 1974 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
1 S. Horgan 2 W. Moore 3 P. Hartigan 4 J. O'Brien 5 T. Ryan 6 É. Cregan 7 S. Foley (c) 8 B. Hartigan 9 É. Grimes 10 J. McKenna 11 R. Bennis 12 M. Ruth 13 L. O'Donoghue 14 N. Rea 15 F. Nolan Subs used 18 P. Bennis 16 P. Kelly Subs not used 17 J. O'Donnell 19 W. Conway 20 P. Fitzmaurice 21 M. Lundon Manager J. Power

Limerick – 1974 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Subs used: 18 P. Bennis; 16 P. Kelly

Subs not used: 17 J. O'Donnell; 19 W. Conway; 20 P. Fitzmaurice; 21 M. Lundon

Manager: J. Power

v t e Limerick – 1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
1 J. Quaid 2 S. McDonagh 3 M. Nash 4 J. O'Connor 5 D. Clarke 6 G. Hegarty 7 D. Nash 8 C. Carey 9 M. Houlihan 10 F. Carroll 11 G. Kirby (c) 12 M. Galligan 13 T. J. Ryan 14 P. Heffernan 15 D. Quigley Sub used 17 L. O'Connor for M. Galligan Subs not used 16 T. Hennessy 18 D. Barry 19 S. O'Neill 20 J. O'Neill 21 B. Finn 22 D. Flynn 23 G. Galvin 24 J. Roche Manager T. Ryan Selectors R. Kiely L. Lenihan

Limerick – 1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Sub used: 17 L. O'Connor for M. Galligan

Subs not used: 16 T. Hennessy; 18 D. Barry; 19 S. O'Neill; 20 J. O'Neill; 21 B. Finn; 22 D. Flynn; 23 G. Galvin; 24 J. Roche

Manager: T. Ryan
Selectors: R. Kiely; L. Lenihan

v t e Limerick – 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
1 J. Quaid 2 S. McDonagh 3 M. Nash 4 D. Nash 5 D. Clarke 6 C. Carey (c) 7 M. Foley 8 M. Houlihan 9 S. O'Neill 10 F. Carroll 11 G. Kirby 12 B. Foley 13 O. O'Neill 14 D. Quigley 15 T.J. Ryan Subs used 18 P. Tobin O. O'Neill 22 B. Tobin T. J. Ryan 19 T. Herbert for B. Foley Subs not used 16 J. O'Brien 17 M. Galligan 20 S. O'Neill 21 J. Flavin 23 J. Foley 24 J. Kiely Manager T. Ryan Sectors L. Lenihan B. Savage

Limerick – 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Subs used: 18 P. Tobin O. O'Neill; 22 B. Tobin T. J. Ryan; 19 T. Herbert for B. Foley

Subs not used: 16 J. O'Brien; 17 M. Galligan; 20 S. O'Neill; 21 J. Flavin; 23 J. Foley; 24 J. Kiely

Manager: T. Ryan
Sectors: L. Lenihan; B. Savage

v t e Limerick – 1997 National Hurling League Champions (11th title)
1 J. Quaid 2 S. McDonagh 3 M. Nash 4 D. Nash 5 D. Clarke 6 T. J. Ryan 7 J. Foley 8 C. Carey 9 S. O'Neill 10 M. Galligan 11 M. Foley 12 B. Foley 13 J. Moran 14 O. Moran 15 G. Kirby Manager T. Ryan

Limerick – 1997 National Hurling League Champions (11th title)

Manager: T. Ryan

v t e Limerick hurling team – managers
N. Drumgoole (1977–82) M. O'Grady (1982–84) N. Drumgoole (1984–86) É. Cregan (1986–88) L. O'Donoghue (1988–91) P. Bennis (1991–93) T. Ryan (1993–97) É. Cregan (1997–2002) M.Carroll (2002) D. Keane (2002–03) P. J. Whelahan (2003–05) J. McKenna (2005–06) R. Bennis (2006–08) J. McCarthy (2008–10) D. O'Grady (2010–11) J . Allen (2011–13) D. O'Grady (2013–14) T. J. Ryan (2013–16) J. Kiely (2016–)

Limerick hurling team – managers

N. Drumgoole (1977–82)
M. O'Grady (1982–84)
N. Drumgoole (1984–86)
É. Cregan (1986–88)
L. O'Donoghue (1988–91)
P. Bennis (1991–93)
T. Ryan (1993–97)
É. Cregan (1997–2002)
M.Carroll (2002)
D. Keane (2002–03)
P. J. Whelahan (2003–05)
J. McKenna (2005–06)
R. Bennis (2006–08)
J. McCarthy (2008–10)
D. O'Grady (2010–11)
J . Allen (2011–13)
D. O'Grady (2013–14)
T. J. Ryan (2013–16)
J. Kiely (2016–)

v t e Westmeath hurling team – managers
J. Flaherty (1982–84) K. Lynch (1984–90) J. Kelly (1990–91) J. Clifford (1991–92) R. Smith (1992–94) G. Leahy (1994–96) P. Delaney (1996–98) M. Cosgrove (1998–01) M. Connelly (2001–03) T. Ryan (2003–05) S. Qualter (2005–07) J. Dooley (2007–08) É. Gallagher (2008–09) K. Martin (2009–11) B. Hanley (2011–14) M. Ryan (2014–18) J. Quaid (2018–19) S. O'Brien (2019–21) J. Fortune (2021–24) S. Bulfin (2024–)

Westmeath hurling team – managers

J. Flaherty (1982–84)
K. Lynch (1984–90)
J. Kelly (1990–91)
J. Clifford (1991–92)
R. Smith (1992–94)
G. Leahy (1994–96)
P. Delaney (1996–98)
M. Cosgrove (1998–01)
M. Connelly (2001–03)
T. Ryan (2003–05)
S. Qualter (2005–07)
J. Dooley (2007–08)
É. Gallagher (2008–09)
K. Martin (2009–11)
B. Hanley (2011–14)
M. Ryan (2014–18)
J. Quaid (2018–19)
S. O'Brien (2019–21)
J. Fortune (2021–24)
S. Bulfin (2024–)

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