Tommy Headon Explained

Tommy Headon
Birth Date:21 June 1918
Birth Place:Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1939
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Thomas Anthony Aloysius Headon (21 June 1918 — 21 August 1966) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary, Headon grew up in Dublin and attended O'Connell School.[2]

Headon won a national championship (NACA) in shot-put in 1938.[2] A prop, Headon played his rugby for University College Dublin (UDC) and London Irish. He was capped twice for Ireland during the 1939 Home Nations, appearing against Scotland at Lansdowne Road and Wales at Belfast.[3]

Headon graduated with first-class honours from UCD and became managing director of Urney Chocolates.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fisherman's tale? . . 27 September 1949.
  2. Web site: Tommy Headon . tipperaryathletics.com.
  3. News: Obituary . . 23 August 1966.