Mutt Ryan
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Nickname | Mutt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Matthew Ryan 12 July 1915[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 August 1997 (aged 82) Littleton, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Ryan (12 July 1915 – 17 August 1997), known as Mutt Ryan, was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Moycarkey-Borris, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Tipperary teams.
Career
[edit | edit source]Ryan first played hurling at club level with Moycarkey-Borris. He progressed to the club's senior team and won three Mid Tipperary SHC titles, as well as Tipperary SHC titles in 1937 and 1940.[2]
Ryan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary as a member of the junior team in 1939. He was immediately called up to the senior team and won a Munster SHC medal in 1941.[3][4] Ryan won a second provincial title four years later before claiming an All-Ireland SHC medal after a defeat of Kilkenny in the 1945 final. He added a National Hurling League medal to his collection in 1949, in what was his last game for Tipperary.
Personal life and death
[edit | edit source]His brothers, Paddy and Johnny Ryan, also claimed All-Ireland SHC medals with Tipperary.[5] Ryan died on 17 August 1997, at the age of 82.[6]
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Moycarkey-Borris
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1937, 1940
- Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1937, 1940, 1943
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1945
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1941, 1945
- National Hurling League: 1948–49
References
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