Tommy Dowd is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Meath county team.

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went from the

Meath Junior Football Championship The Meath Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Meath GAA clubs. The winner of this championship will be promoted to the Intermediate division. The winner also represents Meath in the L ...

Meath Senior Football Championship The Meath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Meath, Ireland. Qualification for subsequent competitions The winners of the Meath Senior Football Champi ...

winners in the space of four seasons in the early 21st-century, with Dowd joining the club around this time.

Playing career

Dowd enjoyed much success playing inter-county football in the 1990s on the Meath teams managed by

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. For Meath he played in the half-forward line or the full-forward line. He played club football for Dunderry. He won 2

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medals (1996 and 1999) as well as 4

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medals and 2

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Medals. He has won 4 GAA All-Stars Awards, three of which came before winning his first All Ireland medal.RTÉ Sport: Coyle abdicates from Royal post
/ref> For the 1996 season Tommy was made captain of an unfancied Meath team. In his victory speech after the Leinster final Tommy told the crowd 'you ain't seen nothing yet'. He was proved right as later on that season Tommy led Meath to the All Ireland earning the All Ireland Final RTÉ 'Man of the Match' award and scoring the decisive goal in that final. Injuries meant Tommy played only a bit part in Meath's 1999 All Ireland win

After retirement

Following his retirement, Dowd moved into coaching and was a selector under Colm Coyle,BBC Sport , Sport Homepage , Northern Ireland , Gaelic Games , Coyle is appointed Meath supremo
/ref> who managed Meath from September 2006 to July 2008. He is married with two daughters and runs his own company
Tommy Dowd Oil

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dowd, Tommy 1969 births Living people All-Ireland-winning captains (football) Dunderry Gaelic footballers English Gaelic footballers Gaelic football selectors Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)