Tom Spillane

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Tom Spillane (born 1962) was a famous Gaelic footballer for Templenoe and Kerry in the 1980s.

Tom Spillane was born in Templenoe, near Kenmare, County Kerry in 1962. He was, along with his brother Pat, a key member of the successful Kerry Gaelic football teams of the 1980s. Spillane first broke into the county panel in 1981 and he played with Kerry for the next eleven seasons, winning 4 All Ireland Senior medals, 5 Munster Senior medals, 1 Kerry County title and 3 All-Stars. Together with his brothers Mike and Pat, the Spillane's hold a record 23 All Ireland medals at all levels between them.^{[citation needed]}Spillane works as an auctioneer and runs his business from Killarney.He specialises in dealing with property in the Killarney and Kenmare areas.