Tony Griffin

Irish hurler
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroIrish hurler
PlacesIreland
isHurler
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth11 January 1981
Age44 years
The details

Biography

Tony Griffin is a former inter-country Gaelic hurling player who retired from that in November 2009.

Inter-county career

In 2000, he was called up to the Clare intercounty team under Ger Loughnane.

Honors

In 2006 Griffin was inducted into the GAA All-Star team in the Left Corner Forward position. He had been nominated for an All-Star in twice previously in 2004 & 2005.

On 16 November 2009, Griffin retired from inter-county hurling with Clare, citing a lack of 'confidence in the current management structure' as one of the main reasons for doing so.

Cycle For Cancer

In 2007, Tony took a year out of hurling to do a cycle across Canada in memory of his father Jerome who died from cancer.

Autobiography

In June 2010 he released his Autobiography titled "Screaming At The Sky".

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