Tom Finlay | |
Occupation: | Army officer |
Sport: | Hurling |
Code: | Hurling |
County: | Laois |
Province: | Leinster |
Clposition: | Centre-back |
Club: | Ballygeehan |
Clubs: | Ballygeehan |
Counties: | Laois Dublin |
Icposition: | Wing-back |
Icprovince: | 3 |
Icallireland: | 2 |
Birth Date: | 1897 |
Birth Place: | Ballygeehan, County Laois, Ireland |
Death Date: | 6 September 1967 (aged 70) |
Death Place: | St Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland |
Thomas P. Finlay (1897 - 6 September 1967) was an Irish hurler who played as a wing-back for the Laois senior team.
Regarded as one of Laois's greatest-ever players, Finlay played during the county's most successful period from 1914 to 1915 before later lining out for Dublin. During his inter-county career he won two All-Ireland medals and three Leinster medals. Finlay was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[1] [2]
At club level Finlay won several county club championship medals with Ballygeehan.
His brother, Jack Finlay, was also an All-Ireland medalist with Laois.