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Tony Griffin

Tony Griffin is a former inter-county Hurling player who retired from that in November 2009.

Contents

  • 1 College
  • 2 Inter-county career
    • 2.1 Honours
  • 3 Cycle For Cancer
    • 3.1 Autobiography
  • 4 References
  • 5 External links

College

He played for NUI Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup.

Inter-county career

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

Honours

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.

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 *led Screaming At The Sky.

References

    External links

    • Tony Griffin Foundation