Tom O'Sullivan

infobox GAA player
name=Tom O'Sullivan
nickname=
irish=Tomás Ó Súilleabháin
placeofbirth=County Kerry
countryofbirth=Ireland
dob=
county=Kerry
sport= Gaelic football
code= Football
province=Munster
club=Rathmore
clposition=Forward
clubs=Rathmore
clyears= - Present
clapps(points)=
counties= Kerry
icposition= Left Full Back
icyears= - Present
icapps(points)=
icprovince= 5
icallireland=4
allstars= 3

Tom O'Sullivan is an Irish Gaelic football player from County Kerry. A Garda Síochána by profession, he plays his club football for Rathmore and his county football for Kerry GAA. [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0302/kerry_derry1.html RTÉ Sport: Kerry 0-10 Derry 0-09 ] ]

Underage Playing Career

O'Sullivan never played football for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. However, he was part of the Kerry Vocational Schools team that won the All Ireland in 1997. He also won the Munster Under-21 Football Championship with Kerry on two occasions, in 1998 and 1999, going on to win the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 1998. [ [http://www.kerrygaa.ie/old_website/intercounty/2005/senfoot/final2005/penpics.htm Kerry GAA Online ] ]

enior Playing Career

Tom O'Sullivan made his debut for the Kerry Seniors against Cork in the 1999 National Football League. His Munster Senior Football Championship debut came in 2000, against Cork. O'Sullivan has won the Munster Senior Football Championship six times. He has won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Kerry on four occasions in 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2007. Tom won GAA All Stars Awards for his performances in 2000, 2004 and in 2005. He also picked up two National Football League medals for Kerry in 2004 and 2006.

2007

O'Sullivan was known primarily as a corner-back, but has had to move to full-back since the retirement of Mike McCarthy. He coped very well in the early stages of the championship, being described as 'soundness personified at full back'. [ [http://www.munster-express.ie/sports/gaa-football/munster-football-semi-final/ The Munster Express Online » Blog Archive » Munster Football Semi-Final ] ] However, he struggled at times in the Munster final against Michael Cussen of Cork and in the All-Ireland quarter-final against Vincent Corey of Monaghan. [ [http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2007/09/15/story42634.asp Irish Examiner - 2007/09/15: Honest Tom ] ] Nevertheless, the year ended well for O'Sullivan, as Kerry beat Cork by 3-13 to 1-9 in the All-Ireland Final [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/0916/kerrycork.html RTÉ Sport: Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-09 ] ]

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