Tommy Langan

Tommy Langan
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-forward
Born 23 September 1921
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Died 22 September 1974 (aged 52)
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Occupation Garda Síochána
Club(s)
Years Club
1939–
Ballycastle
Club titles
Mayo titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1943–1956
Mayo 31 (12–21)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NFL 2

Thomas Langan (23 September 1921 – 22 September 1974) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward and as a full-forward for the senior Mayo county team.[1] He was selected as a full-forward on the Football Team of the Millennium as 1999.[2]

Langan joined the team during the 1943 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement following the conclusion of the 1956 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, five Connacht medals and two National League medals.[3]

  1. ^ "The Great Tom Langan (1921-1974)". Family history website. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  2. ^ "The An Post/GAA Football Team of the Millennium". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 3 March 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Mayo GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2012.