Tom Walton (hurler)
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Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás de Bháltún | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
24 May 1921[1] Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
18 January 1998 (aged 76) Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Occupation | Rate collector | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Tullaroan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1944-1950 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Thomas Christopher Walton (24 May 1921 – 18 January 1998) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Tullaroan and was an All-Ireland Championship winner with the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1947.
Walton joined the Kilkenny senior team in 1945 and was at right corner-forward in that year's All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary. He held the same position when Kilkenny lost a second successive All-Ireland final the following year, this time to Cork, but finally claimed a winners' medal from right wing-forward after a defeat of Cork in one of the greatest finals of all.[2] Walton played in his fourth All-Ireland final in 1950, after being recalled to the panel, but Kilkenny were beaten by a point by Tipperary. He retired from inter-county hurling shortly after, by which time he had also claimed four Leinster Championships. Walton also captained Tullaroan to the county senior championship title in 1948.[citation needed]