Donie Nealon
Donie Nealon (born December 1935) is an Irish former hurler who played as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Tipperary county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónal Ó Nialláin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
December 1935 Newtown, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Burgess UCD | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1958-1969 | Tipperary | 35 (22-42) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NHL | 6 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:33, 11 March 2014. | |||
Born in Newtown, County Tipperary, Nealon first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St Flannan's College. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty he joined the Tipperary junior team. He made his senior debut during the 1958 championship. Nealon went on to play a key role for Tipperary for over a decade, and won five All-Ireland medals, eight Munster medals and six National Hurling League medals. Nealon was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Nealon won four Railway Cup medals.