Tim Flood (hurler), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish hurler
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Place of Birth: Clonroche, Leinster, Ireland
About Tim Flood (hurler)
- Timothy "Tim" Flood (8 January 1927 – 3 July 2014) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Wexford senior team.Born in Clonroche, County Wexford, Flood first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty two when he first linked up with the Wexford senior team.
- He made his senior debut in the 1947–48 National Hurling League.
- Flood went on to win three All-Ireland medals, six Leinster medals and two National Hurling League medals.
- He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Flood won two Railway Cup medals in 1954 and 1956.
- At club level he won three championship medals with Cloughbawn. Flood's career tally of 26 goals and 59 points marks him out as Wexford's fourth highest championship scorer of all-time. Throughout his inter-county career, Flood made 38 championship appearances for Wexford.
- His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1962 championship. His brother-in-law, Oliver "Hopper" McGrath, and his son, Seán Flood, also enjoyed All-Ireland success with Wexford. In retirement from playing Flood became involved in team management and coaching.
- He served as coach of the Cloughbawn junior hurling team before later serving as a selector. Flood is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers of his era and has been voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at left corner-forward on a specially-chosen greatest ever Wexford side in 2002.
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