Thomas Joseph Reid (born 16 November 1987), known as T.
J.
Reid, is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
He usually lines out as a centre-forward.Reid began his hurling career at club level with Ballyhale Shamrocks.
He broke onto the club's senior team as a 16-year-old goalkeeper in 2004 before later being deployed as an outfield player.
Reid has since played on four All-Ireland Club Championship-winning teams, including as captain in 2015.
At inter-county level, Reid was part of the successful Kilkenny under-21 team that won All-Ireland Championships in 2006 and 2008.
He joined the Kilkenny senior team in 2007.
Since then Reid has gone on to establish himself as one of the most dominant forwards of his generation while some consider him to be one of the all-time greats of the game.
He has been involved in seven All-Ireland Championship-winning teams with Kilkenny while Reid has also claimed multiple Leinster Championship and National League honours.