Tom Nallen
Tom Nallen is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who was captain of the Crossmolina Deel Rovers,[1][2] as well as the Mayo county team. Playing as a full-back, Nallen was known as "The Riddler".[3] His brother James and their uncle John also played for Mayo and Crossmolina.[4]
With Mayo he won the 2001 National Football League title.[3] In the 2001 Connacht Senior Football Championship Nallen scored a goal in Mayo's game against Sligo.[3]
As his club's captain, Nallen was the first person from a Mayo GAA team to raise the Andy Merrigan Cup after Crossmolina's victory in the 2001 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final.[5] He had earlier captained his club to the 1999 Mayo Senior Football Championship title.[6] As of 2009, he was still playing for his club while based in Dublin, with Allianz.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Ireland Club Football". Irish Independent. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ Rice, Sean (10 October 2006). "Familiarity bred contempt". Mayo Live. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d Finnerty, Mike (20 April 2010). "The 2001 Mayo team: where are they now?".
- ^ "Crossmolina legend John Nallen passes away". 8 January 2019.
- ^ McGovern, Oisín (9 January 2025). "Crossmolina Deel Rovers face Ballinderry in Croke Park decider this Sunday".
- ^ "1999 Mayo Senior Football Final Jubilee Team". 31 October 2024.
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