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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | T. S. Ó Maoildeirg | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
16 November 1987 Ballyhale, Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Owner at TJ Reid Health and Fitness | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2004– | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 101 (36-589) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 11 | ||
| Leinster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 6 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Waterford Institute of Technology | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2007– | Kilkenny | Championship: Games 88 (34–601) total points 703 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 13 | ||
| All-Irelands | 7 | ||
| NHL | 5 | ||
| All Stars | 7 | ||
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* club appearances and scores correct as of 14:35, 6 July 2024 2023.**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:04, 8 June 2024. | |||
Thomas Joseph Reid (born 16 November 1987), known as T. J. Reid, is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-forward.[1][2] He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.[3][4][5][6][7]
Reid began his hurling career at club level with Ballyhale Shamrocks. He broke onto the club's senior team as a 16-year-old goalkeeper in 2004 before later being deployed as an outfield player. Reid has since played on six All-Ireland Club Championship-winning teams, including as captain in 2015.
At inter-county level, Reid was part of the successful Kilkenny under-21 team that won All-Ireland Championships in 2006 and 2008. He joined the Kilkenny senior team in 2007. Since then Reid has gone on to establish himself as one of the most dominant forwards of his generation, even though he never captained Kilkennys golden generation to All Ireland glory, and remains the only Kilkenny captain to have lost two all Ireland finals to neighbours and arch rivals Tipperary.[8][9] He has been involved in seven All-Ireland Championship-winning teams with Kilkenny while Reid has also claimed multiple Leinster Championship and National League. He is the highest scoring player in the history of the All-Ireland championship with 30 goals 516 points, a total of 606 points as of 20 May 2023.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (8 October 2015). "Sending right message key to TJ Reid's success". Irish Times. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Boyle, Donnchadh (8 October 2015). "TJ Reid: I was thinking about retiring". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Morrissey, Kim (22 June 2023). "The Best Hurlers Of All Time: The Greatest Hurlers The Game Has Seen". Balls.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Quilty, Martin (10 July 2023). "Out on his own: Kilkenny's TJ Reid becomes Championship record breaker as Cats qualify for another All-Ireland". Scoreline.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "John Mullane: TJ Reid is the greatest modern hurling legend – he will be key against Clare". www.independent.ie. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "From a fringe Kilkenny player to the potential GOAT of hurling – the rise of TJ Reid". www.independent.ie. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Brosnan, Maurice (17 July 2022). "'He has the most undervalued currency in the GAA' - What makes TJ Reid an all-time great?". The 42. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "The Decision Part I: Is TJ Reid The Best Forward Of His Generation?". Pundit Arena. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (6 August 2019). "Hurling Hands: Nicky English - 'I nearly had to declare an amnesty to get that hurley brought back'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 August 2019.