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Hurling mourns loss of Goalkeeper of the Millennium Tony Reddin

‘The name of Tony Reddin will go down in hurling folklore as one of hurling’s legends’

GAA President Liam O’Neill with An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the then 94 year old Tony Reddin ‘the oldest living member of the GAA Hall of Fame’ at the Official opening of the GAA Museum in Croke Park two years ago. Photograph: David Sleator/The Irish Times
GAA President Liam O’Neill with An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the then 94 year old Tony Reddin ‘the oldest living member of the GAA Hall of Fame’ at the Official opening of the GAA Museum in Croke Park two years ago. Photograph: David Sleator/The Irish Times
Tue Mar 03 2015 - 01:00

The Tipperary County Board have been leading the tributes to Tony Reddin, the GAA's Hurling Goalkeeper of the Century, and the Millennium, who died on Sunday, aged 95.

Born Martin Charles Reddington in Mullagh, Co Galway, Reddin – as he become known – later moved to Lorrha, and joined the Tipperary panel in 1949.

For the next nine years his performances between the posts saw him hailed as arguably the greatest ever hurling goalkeeper. He won three All-Ireland senior medals (1949, 1950 and 1951) as well as three Munster titles.

Reddin also won six National Leagues (1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955 and 1957). He was named the GAA’s Hurling Goalkeeper of the Century in 1984, and was also named goalkeeper on the Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000.

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He later moved to Banagher, Co Offaly, and is survived by his wife Maura, sons Eamon, Dermot and Cathal, and daughters Catherine, Jacinta, Majella, Collette, Brenda and Noelle. Requiem mass will be held at St Rynagh’s Church, Banagher at 12 noon tomorrow.

"The name of Tony Reddin will go down in hurling folklore as one of hurling's legends,"said Tipperary chairman Michael Bourke.