Tom Healy

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Tom Healy was an Irish sportsperson who is best remembered for playing hurling with Thurles Sarsfields in the 1880s.

Tommy Healy was born in Coolcroo, County Tipperary. He was noted as a fine sportsperson and he played hurling with his native Thurles club in the 1880s. In 1887 he won a Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship title with his club in 1887. As a result of this Thurles were picked to represent Tipperary in the inaugural All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Healy's most notable moment came when he scored the very first goal in an All-Ireland Hurling Final. This happened in the 1887 final, when Tipperary played against Galway. Healy took a pass from team captain Jim Stapleton and made no mistake in sending a low, hard drive to the back of the opposition's net.

	Tipperary - All-Ireland Hurling Champions 1887 (1st title)
1 M. McNamara | 2 M. Maher | 3 T. Maher | 4 T. Burke | 5 G. Dwyer | 6 N. Murphy | 7 N. Bowe | 8 G. Ryan | 9 T. Healy | 10 P. Leahy | 11 T. Dwyer | 12 N. Lambe | 13 J. Leamy | 14 J. Mockler | 15 J. Stapleton (Capt.) | 16 A. Maher | 17 T. Stapleton | 18 D. Ryan | 19 J. Dunne | 20 M. Carroll | 21 T. Carroll |