Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Tonaí de Laval | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-back | ||
Born |
9 May 1934 Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Occupation | Army officer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Thurles Sarsfields | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 10 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1953–1967 | Tipperary | 33 (3–10) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 6 | ||
All-Irelands | 5 | ||
NHL | 6 |
Anthony "Tony" Wall (born 9 May 1934) is an Irish former hurler and manager who played as a centre-back at senior level for the Tipperary county team.[1]
Wall joined the team during the 1953–54 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1967 championship. During that time he won five All-Ireland medals, six Munster medals and six National Hurling League medals. Wall captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1958.
At club level Wall was a ten-time county club championship medalist with Thurles Sarsfields.