Tom Dixon (hurler) explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Tom Dixon
Irish:Tomás Mac Riocaird
Occupation:Administrator / Farmer
County:Wexford
Province:Leinster
Club:St Aidan's
Clcounty:7
Counties:Wexford
Icposition:Left corner-forward
Icyears:1953-1957
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:1
Nhl:1
Birth Date:1930
Birth Place:Castlebridge, County Wexford, Ireland
Death Date:9 February 2003 (aged 72)
Death Place:Barntown, County Wexford, Ireland

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Fifties hurling hero excelled in many facets of life Tom set high standards in sport, politics and farming. 21 February 2003. Wexford People. 10 May 2012.
  2. News: Kilkenny GAA profile. Hogan Stand website. 10 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111014192436/http://hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/Profile.aspx. 14 October 2011.
  3. News: Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists. Leinster GAA website. 10 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205220340/http://leinster.gaa.ie/_fileupload/Archives/P40_69%20Finalis.pdf. 5 December 2014.