Todd Nolan was a hurler from County

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. He played with the

intercounty team from 1966 to 1986, and with his local

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club. He also played football with Fingue. While playing for Kerry, he won three

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titles in 1976, 1983 and 1986. He won a

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medal with

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in 1969 alongside the great names of hurling like

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and

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to name a few. At club level with

he won a

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medal in 1968 to date the last title Crotta have won. He also played in 5 other finals. His father Tom Nolan was also a great hurling during the 1940s till the 1960s. He had 4 other brothers who also played with

. After his death the Munster Council named a hurling tournament in his name that is played every year at minor level in

References

* http://www.kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1610:the-1986-all-ireland-b-hurling-cship-team&catid=1&Itemid=74 * http://www.kerrygaa.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1968:launch-of-todd-nolan-hurling-tournament-2011&catid=40&Itemid=81 * http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Kerry inter-county hurlers Crotta O'Neill's hurlers Fingue Gaelic footballers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Kerry-hurling-bio-stub