Todd Nolan

Who is Todd Nolan?

Todd Nolan was a hurler from Co Kerry. He played with the Kerry intercounty team and with his local Crotta O'Neill's club. He also played football with Fingue.

He played with Kerry from 1966 to 1986. In that time he won 3 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship titles in 1976, 1983 and 1986.

He won a Railway Cup medal with Munster in 1969 alongside the great names of hurling like Len Gaynor, Eamonn Cregan and Jimmy Doyle to name a few.

At club level with Crotta O'Neill's he won a Kerry Senior Hurling Championship medal in 1968 to date the last title Crotta have won. He also played in 5 otherr finals.

His father Tom Nolan was also a great hurling during the 1940s till the 60's. He had 4 other brothers who also played with Kerry.

After his death the Munster Council named a hurling tournament in his name that is played every year at minor level in Kerry.

References

⁕http://www.kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1610:the-1986-all-ireland-b-hurling-cship-team&catid=1&Itemid=74

⁕http://www.kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1968:launch-of-todd-nolan-hurling-tournament-2011&catid=40&Itemid=81

⁕http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/