Tony Griffin

Tony Griffin
Personal information
SportHurling
PositionCorner-forward
Born11 January 1981
Clarecastle, County Clare
Club(s)
YearsClub
1999-presentBallyea
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2002-2009Clare33 (10-66)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles0
All-Irelands0
NHL0
All Stars1

Tony Griffin

Inter-county career

In 2000, he was called up to the Clare intercounty team under Ger Loughnane.

Honors

In 2006 Griffin was inducted into the GAA All-Star team in the Left Corner Forward position. He had been nominated for an All-Star in twice previously in 2004 & 2005. On 16 November 2009, Griffin retired from inter-county hurling with Clare, citing a lack of 'confidence in the current management structure' as one of the main reasons for doing so.[1]

Cycle For Cancer

In 2007, Tony took a year out of hurling to do a cycle across Canada in memory of his father Jerome who died from cancer.

Autobiography

In June 2010 he released his Autobiography titled "Screaming At The Sky".

References

  1. "Griffin quits Banner hurling". RTÉ Sport. 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2009-11-16.

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