); I was sick of getting beaten with Tipp all my life and it wasn’t going to happen today
Tommy Dunne reflects on the 2001 All-Ireland final in an extract from ‘Tipperary: Game Of My Life’. By The42 Team Thursday 6 May 2021, 7:15 AM 6 hours ago 4,671 Views 1 Comment
Tommy Dunne after Tipperary s 2001 All-Ireland win.
Image: INPHO
Image: INPHO
TOMMY DUNNE WAS Tipperary’s All-Ireland winning captain in 2001 and the Toomevara player won three All-Star awards during a glittering hurling county career.
In the following extract from ‘Tipperary: Game Of My Life’, he reflects on that 2001 All-Ireland final win over Galway.
WHEN I WAS a child I used to say a prayer every night before going to bed that I’d be as good as Nicky English. That’s what it meant to me when I was a kid.