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Thomas Christopher Walton (24 May 1921 – 18 January 1998) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Tullaroan and was an All-Ireland Championship winner with the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1947.

Playing career

Walton joined the Kilkenny senior team in 1945 and was at right corner-forward in that year's All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary. He held the same position when Kilkenny lost a second successive All-Ireland final the following year, this time to Cork, but finally claimed a winners' medal from right wing-forward after a defeat of Cork in one of the greatest finals of all. Walton played in his fourth All-Ireland final in 1950, after being recalled to the panel, but Kilkenny were beaten by a point by Tipperary. He retired from inter-county hurling shortly after, by which time he had also claimed four Leinster Championships. Walton also captained Tullaroan to the county senior championship title in 1948.

Later life and death

Walton worked as a rate collector for Kilkenny County Council for nearly 40 years. He died aged 76 on 18 January 1998 and was survived by his wife, five daughters and six sons, one of whom, Billy, won an All-Ireland Championship with Kilkenny in 1982.

Honours

Tullaroan

• Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1948 (c)

Kilkenny

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1947
• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950

References

1. "Birth of THOMAS WALTON on 24 May 1921". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
2. Moran, Seán (13 May 1996). "Cork's famous five". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
3. "Death of Billy Walton stuns city, Tullaroan, hurling fans everywhere". Kilkenny People. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

• 1921 births
• 1998 deaths
• Tullaroan hurlers
• Kilkenny inter-county hurlers
• Leinster inter-provincial hurlers
• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
• 20th-century Irish sportsmen