Austin Flynn
Irish hurler (1933–2021)
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Augustine P. Flynn (1933 – 26 April 2021), known as Austin Flynn, was an Irish hurler. As a player, he was noted in newspaper reports as a "fine hard-tackling but honest player" and "a sturdy sentry on the edge of the square."[1] Flynn had a fifteen-year association with the Waterford senior hurling team and has been described as "one of its greatest defenders."[2]
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| Born | 1933 Abbeyside, County Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 April 2021 (aged 87–88) Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Health Board employee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Waterford senior hurling team rose from obscurity to enjoy a golden age in the sport. Flynn, having earlier lined out at minor level but declined a position on the junior team because of his youth, first played for the team in 1952 but only established himself as first-choice full-back five years later. It was a position he retained for over a decade.[3] After winning the first of three Munster Championship medals in 1957, Flynn went on to claim his sole All-Ireland Championship title after a replay defeat of Kilkenny in 1959. He also won a National League medal in 1963. At club level, Flynn enjoyed a lengthy career playing for Abbeyside in both hurling and Gaelic football. With Munster he won two Railway Cup medals.
Flynn had a number of personal achievements including three Cú Chulainn awards. He was recognised as his county's greatest full-back when he was picked in that position on the Waterford Hurling Team of the Millennium.
Death
Flynn's death was announced on 27 April 2021.[4]
