Personal information | |||
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Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-forward | ||
Born |
Matthew Ryan 12 July 1915 [1] Littleton County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Died |
17 August 1997 Littleton, County Tipperary, Ireland | (aged 82)||
Nickname | Mutt | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Moycarkey-Borris | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1939–1949 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 1 |
Matthew Ryan (12 July 1915 – 17 August 1997), known as Mutt Ryan, was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Moycarkey-Borris, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Tipperary teams.
Ryan first played hurling at club level with Moycarkey-Borris. He progressed to the club's senior team and won three Mid Tipperary SHC titles, as well as Tipperary SHC titles in 1937 and 1940. [2]
Ryan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary as a member of the junior team in 1939. He was immediately called up to the senior team and won a Munster SHC medal in 1941. [3] [4] Ryan won a second provincial title four years later before claiming an All-Ireland SHC medal after a defeat of Kilkenny in the 1945 final. He added a National Hurling League medal to his collection in 1949, in what was his last game for Tipperary.
His brothers, Paddy and Johnny Ryan, also claimed All-Ireland SHC medals with Tipperary. [5] Ryan died on 17 August 1997, at the age of 82. [6]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-forward | ||
Born |
Matthew Ryan 12 July 1915 [1] Littleton County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Died |
17 August 1997 Littleton, County Tipperary, Ireland | (aged 82)||
Nickname | Mutt | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Moycarkey-Borris | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1939–1949 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 1 |
Matthew Ryan (12 July 1915 – 17 August 1997), known as Mutt Ryan, was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Moycarkey-Borris, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Tipperary teams.
Ryan first played hurling at club level with Moycarkey-Borris. He progressed to the club's senior team and won three Mid Tipperary SHC titles, as well as Tipperary SHC titles in 1937 and 1940. [2]
Ryan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary as a member of the junior team in 1939. He was immediately called up to the senior team and won a Munster SHC medal in 1941. [3] [4] Ryan won a second provincial title four years later before claiming an All-Ireland SHC medal after a defeat of Kilkenny in the 1945 final. He added a National Hurling League medal to his collection in 1949, in what was his last game for Tipperary.
His brothers, Paddy and Johnny Ryan, also claimed All-Ireland SHC medals with Tipperary. [5] Ryan died on 17 August 1997, at the age of 82. [6]