Tim Sweeney (10 October 1929 – 1 January 2018) was an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Fohenagh and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team between 1949 and 1963. [1]
Sweeney played in the All Ireland finals of 1955 where he played corner forward and was marked by Bobby Rackard and 1958. [1] He captained the Tribesmen to their sole victory in the Munster Hurling Championship when they beat Clare in 1961. They won on a scoreline of 2-13 to 0-7 with Sweeney scoring 6 points. [2] He was a member of the Galway team which won the Oireachtas title in 1958. [1]
He won back-to-back county titles with Fohenagh in 1959 and 1960. [1] He was on the Fohenagh team which lost the 1963 county final to Turloughmore. [3]
Tim Sweeney (10 October 1929 – 1 January 2018) was an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Fohenagh and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team between 1949 and 1963. [1]
Sweeney played in the All Ireland finals of 1955 where he played corner forward and was marked by Bobby Rackard and 1958. [1] He captained the Tribesmen to their sole victory in the Munster Hurling Championship when they beat Clare in 1961. They won on a scoreline of 2-13 to 0-7 with Sweeney scoring 6 points. [2] He was a member of the Galway team which won the Oireachtas title in 1958. [1]
He won back-to-back county titles with Fohenagh in 1959 and 1960. [1] He was on the Fohenagh team which lost the 1963 county final to Turloughmore. [3]