Tom Dixon (hurler)
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| Native name | Tomás Mac Riocaird (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1930 Castlebridge, County Wexford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 February 2003 (aged 72) Barntown, County Wexford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Administrator / Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Dixon (1930 – 9 February 2003) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Wexford senior team.[1]
Dixon made his first appearance for the team during the 1953 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for the next few seasons until his retirement after the 1957 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, one Leinster medal and one National League medal.[2][3]
At club level Dixon was a seven-time county championship medalist with St Aidan's Enniscorthy.
References
- ^ "Fifties hurling hero excelled in many facets of life Tom set high standards in sport, politics and farming". Wexford People. 21 February 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2012.