Tommy Butler (hurler)
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Bouladuff, County Tipperary, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás de Buitléir | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1951 Bouladuff, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
12 November 2020 (aged 69) Bouladuff, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Creamery employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Drom & Inch | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1974-1980 | Tipperary | 8 (2-12) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Thomas Butler (1951 - 12 November 2020[1][2]) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Drom & Inch and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.
Butler first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Drom & Inch club, as well as lining out with Templemore CBS. He made his senior debut at club level as a 15-year-old in 1966 and won two Mid Tipperary Championship titles in a career that spanned four decades. Butler first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Tipperary under-21 team, having earlier failed to make the minor team. His three years in the under-21 grade yielded a Munster Under-21 Championship title in 1972.[3] Butler was later drafted onto the Tipperary senior hurling team and made his debut against Limerick in the last game of the 1973-74 league. His senior career coincided with a barren spell for Tipperary in terms of success, however, he won a National Hurling League medal in 1979, having claimed an All-Star the previous year.[4] Butler also wona Railway Cup medal with Munster in 1978.[citation needed]