Paddy Ryan (hurler)

Paddy "Sweeper" Ryan
Personal information
Irish namePádraig Ó Riain
SportHurling
PositionLeft corner-forward
Born1913
Two-Mile-Borris, County Tipperary
NicknameSweeper
Club(s)
YearsClub
Moycarkey-Borris
Club titles
Tipperary titles5
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1934-1945Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles2
All-Irelands1
NHL0

Paddy "Sweeper" Ryan (born 1913, date of death unknown) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Tipperary senior team.

Ryan made his first appearance for the team during the 1934 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1945 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and one Munster medal.[1][2]

At club level Hayes was a five-time county championship medalist with Moycarkey-Borris.

References

  1. ↑ "Tipperary GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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