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Tommy Griffin is a former Irish
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player for
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and An Daingean.


Playing career


Club

At club level Griffin lined out with Dingle GAA. He won Kerry Intermediate Football Championship titles in 1996 and 2004. He also won a number of West Kerry Senior football league and championship titles during his playing days.


Schools

Griffin won Munster and All Ireland Colleges Medals 'B' with
Dingle CBS Dingle CBS (''Meánscoil na mBráithre Críostaí'' in Irish) was a secondary School in the County Kerry town of Dingle. It opened in 1846 by the Christian Brothers. The school closed at the end of the 2006/07 school year. Notable past pupi ...
in 1996.


Minor

He first came on the intercounty scene in 1996 as part of the
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
minor team. He was midfield as
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
overcame
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in the Munster Minor Football Championship final. He was again midfield as
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
overcame
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in the All-Ireland semi-final. He missed out on the All-Ireland final loss to
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.


Under 21

Griffin joined the
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Under 21 team straight out of minor level in 1997. He appeared in the Munster championship win over
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before starting at midfield for the Munster final with
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. The sides finished level, but Griffin played no part in the re-play. He was a regular in the team in 1998. He scored a point in the Munster final win over
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. He was again midfield for the All-Ireland semi-final win over
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. In the All-Ireland final
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
went into the game as underdogs against a start studded
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team. In the end it was Griffin and co who were celebrating after a 2-08 to 0-11 win and an All-Ireland title. Wins over
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,
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and
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seen Griffin win his second Munster title. The All-Ireland semi-final seen the Kingdom overcome
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and another All-Ireland final. While the year before
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
were underdogs they were seen as big favorites for the clash with Wetmeath. However in the end the title went to the Leinster side with a bit to spare on a 1-12 to 0-09 scoreline.


Junior

Despite winning an All-Ireland senior title, by 2003 Griffin found himself out of the reckoning with the
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senior team, He joined the counties Junior team that season. A win over
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seen
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qualify for the Munster final. In the final
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faced
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and Griffin played a key role at midfield. He scored two points as
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
took the title on a 2-09 to 0-14 win and gave Griffin a clean swap of minor, Under 21, Junior and Senior Munster titles.
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lost out to Meath in the All-Ireland semi-final.


Senior

He was soon promoted to the senior panel and played four times during the 1999/00 National League. His championship debut was in the
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final win over
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. His next appearance would be during the All-Ireland semi-final re-play win over
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, a game
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won after extra time. He again would appear in the re-play of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final win over
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, giving Griffin his first All-Ireland medal. Griffins game time was limited during 2001. His only National League game was in the final round against
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. In played in the Munster championship win over
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. He wouldn't play again until the All-Ireland semi-final with Meath. It was a bad day at the office however, as
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suffered one of their biggest championship losses. The loss to Meath would turn out to be Griffin last game at senior level for a number of seasons. After a few seasons away Griffin returned to the side under new manager Jack O Connor. He played during the 2004 National Football League. He made his first championship appearance since 2001 when he came on as a sub during the Munster final clash with
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, making a big impact as the sides ended level. He again appeared as a sub for the re-play as
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
took the title and gave Griffin his second Munster title. His next appearance was in the All-Ireland semi-final win over
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. He played no part in the All-Ireland final win over
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. He played no part in either the 2005 National League or Championship. He returned during the 2006 National Football League, he appeared as a sub as
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
overcame
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in the final to give Griffin his first league title. Griffin appeared as a sub in Munster championship wins over
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and
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as
Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
qualified for another Munster final with
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. The sides finished level in Killarney on a 10 points each scoreline with Griffin again coming in as a sub. The replay was a bad day at the office for Kerry as they were well beaten on a 1-12 to 0-09 scoreline.
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were drawn to face
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in the qualifiers and there was big change. Griffin was handed his first championship start at Midfield, six years on from his debut, for the clash and also scored his one and only point at senior level in a 4-11 to 1-11 win.
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went into their quarter-final clash with
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as underdogs. However
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put in a huge display in a 3-15 to 1-13 win. The All-Ireland semi-final was a repeat of the Munster final when for the second season in a row
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faced
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. In the end Griffin and co avenged their Munster final loss after a 0-16 to 0-10 win. For the second time in three seasons it was a
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All-Ireland final. Griffin was again at midfield as The Kingdom blitzed the Westerners and took the title on a 4-15 to 3-05 scoreline. The win seen Griffin pick up his second All-Ireland medal. Griffin played in all but one of Kerry's 2007 National Football League. He picked up a third Munster title when he came on as a sub in the final win over
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. He again appeared as a sub in Quarter and Semi-final wins over
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and
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. This set up a historic All-Ireland final win
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. Griffin picked up his third All-Ireland medal on the field after a 3-13 to 1-09 win. He again played in all but one of Kerry's 2008 National Football League, missing the final loss to
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. He made his first championship start since the 2006 All-Ireland final lining out in the half back line in the Munster semi-final clash with
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. He was again a sub as he picked up a fourth Munster title with another win over
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in the final. He again appeared as a sub in the All-Ireland Quarter-final win over
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. He was back in the starting 15 for the All-Ireland semi-final with
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at full back, in a game that ended in a draw. He was full back once again for the re-play as
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booked another All-Ireland final appearance. In a surprise to many Griffin was dropped for the final clash with Tyrone. He did appear but couldn't do anything as the title went to the Ulster men. He again played in all but one of Kerry's 2009 National Football League. He was at Right half back as he won a second League medal after a win over
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in the final. Griffin and co had a disappointing Munster semi-final loss to
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after a replay. Qualifier wins over
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,
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and Antrim seen
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back in
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to face
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. Despite being underdogs going into the game powered to a 1-24 to 1-07 win. A semi-final win over Meath seen
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qualify for a sixth All-Ireland final in a row. For the second time in three seasons
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faced
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. Griffin had a poor start as Colm O'Neill scored an early goal. Kerry regrouped and came out winners on a 0-16 to 1-09 scoreline and a fourth All-Ireland medal for Griffin. He played in all of Kerry's 2010 National Football League as they failed to retain their title. He win Full back as Kerry overcame
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in the opening round. This set up a Munster semi-final with holders
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. The sides finished level 0-15 each in Killarney. The re-play would be one of the games of the year as extra-time was needed to decide the clash, with the Kerrymen winning out on a 1-15 to 1-14 scoreline. The Munster final seen
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face
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. Despite a slow start Griffin picked up his fourth and final Munster title. The win set up an All-Ireland Quarter-final clash with Down. It was a disappointing day in
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for the Munster champions as the Ulster side won out 1-16 to 1-10 in a game that would turn out to be Grlffin's last with
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. He picked up another Munster title as a member of the panel in 2011 and was also on the panel when
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lost out to
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in the All-Ireland final but played no part during the season.


Honours

* All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (5) 2000 2004 (sub) 2006 2007 2009 *
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(6) 2000 2001 2004 2007 2010 2011 (sub) * National Football League Division 1 2004 (sub) 2006 2009 * All Ireland Under 21 Football Championship (1) 1998 * Munster Under-21 Football Championship (2) 1998 1999 * Munster Minor Football Championship (1) 1996 * Munster Junior Football Championship (1) 2003 * McGrath Cup (1) 2010 * All-Ireland Colleges (1) 1996


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Tommy Living people Dingle Gaelic footballers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Winners of four All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football) 1978 births People educated at Dingle CBS