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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónal Ó Nialláin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
December 1935 Newtown, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Burgess UCD | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1958-1969 | Tipperary | 35 (22-42) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 6 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:33, 11 March 2014. | |||
Donie Nealon (born December 1935) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Tipperary county team.
Born in Newtown, County Tipperary, Nealon first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St Flannan's College. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty he joined the Tipperary junior team. He made his senior debut during the 1958 championship. Nealon went on to play a key role for Tipperary for over a decade, and won five All-Ireland medals, eight Munster medals and six National Hurling League medals. Nealon was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Nealon won four Railway Cup medals.